title: Effect of age on thermal inactivation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in liver and kidney of the male garden lizard.
abstract: A comparison between middle-aged and old lizards revealed no significant age change in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity of liver and kidney. Thermal inactivation at 51 +/- 1 degree C induced a significantly higher degree of decline in enzyme activity of tissues of old than that of middle-aged lizards. The increase in thermolability of enzyme in liver and kidney of ageing lizards suggests an accumulation of altered enzyme molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, India.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Jena
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Patnaik
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008116:Lizards / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase