Are the unusual morphological and physiological features of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) paralleled at the molecular level? A study on A4 (muscle-type) isozyme of its lactate dehydrogenase.
A4 (muscle-type) Lactate Dehydrogenase was purified to homogeneity from Dermochelys coriacea. The steady-state kinetic features of the enzyme show remarkable similarities with those displayed by many other heterothermal LDH's from cold-blooded vertebrates.
Ferracin
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A
Dipartimento di Biopatologia Umana, Università di Roma (La Sapienza), Policlinico Umberto I, Italy.
Caglia
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A
Falci
L
L
Pannunzio
G
G
Dell'Agata
M
M
D000818:Animals; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007700:Kinetics; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology*; D014426:Turtles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*
D007527:Isoenzymes; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase