Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activity in tumoral tissues of G6PD-deficient subjects affected by larynx carcinoma.
The activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), the key enzyme of the hexose monophosphate (HMP) shunt pathway, was measured in both normal and tumoral larynx tissues from normal and G6PD deficient subjects. Significant increases of this enzymatic activity were found in tumoral tissues of both normal and G6PD deficient subjects, who were characterized by very low levels of G6PD activity in erythrocytes as well as in larynx tissue.
Istituto di Farmacologia e Patologia Biochimica, Universita di Cagliari, Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000201:enzymology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology*; D007830:Larynx / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase