title: [Role of sialyltransferase and neuraminidase in the epididymis of rats].
abstract: The sialylation and desialylation in the rat epididiymis is the transference or remotion of sialic acid, to or from an adequate acceptor (glyco or sialogycoprotein). The sialylation of the glycoprotein or glycolipids is determinated by sialyltransferase activity; the homogenates from caput region showed 14 times more sialyltransferase activity than homogenates from cauda epididymis. The desialylation of the sialoglycoproteins is quantified by neuraminidase activity, and it can be observed that the homogenate from the caput zone shows 3 times more activity than homogenates from cauda epididymis. When relatione the activities of sialytransferase/neuraminidase of the caput zone and the cauda zone, the obtained values were 0.19 +/- 0.03 and 0.04 +/- 0.005, respectively. The relation between the activities of neuraminidase/sialiltransferase of the caput and the cauda zone showed the following valves: 5 +/- 0.6 and 25 +/- 3.3, respectively. The results have shown that sialylation is more active in the caput than in the cauda. Besides, while valvating the desialylation we observe that it is more effective in the cauda epididymis.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calzada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004822:Epididymis / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012799:Sialyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000094802:beta-D-Galactoside alpha 2-6-Sialyltransferase
chemical_list: D012799:Sialyltransferases; D009439:Neuraminidase; D000094802:beta-D-Galactoside alpha 2-6-Sialyltransferase
vernacular_title: Papel de la sialiltransferasa y neuramidasa en el epidídimo de la rata.