title: Electrophoretic characterization of pyrimidine 5'-nucleotidase of human erythrocytes and its distinction from acid phosphatase.
abstract: Electrophoresis of red cell pyrimidine 5'-nucleotidase was carried out on cellulose acetate strips. One major band of activity was found in preparations from human erythrocytes. This enzyme showed a specificity for the pyrimidine nucleotides UMP and CMP. No activity was detected with AMP. Pyrimidine 5'-nucleotidase activity could be separated from that of acid phosphatase with the use of alpha-glycerophosphate. This method may be useful in the study of pyrimidine 5'-nucleotidase deficiency in red cells.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009708:Nucleotidases / Q000097:blood*; D011742:Pyrimidine Nucleotides
chemical_list: D011742:Pyrimidine Nucleotides; D009708:Nucleotidases; D000135:Acid Phosphatase