title: The effect of ascorbate on proteolytic enzyme activities in fish.
abstract: In vitro studies showed that an ascorbic acid concentration of 15 mM depressed the trypsin activity in three fish species by 50%, whereas dehydroascorbic acid and ascorbic sulfate did not inhibit trypsin or chymotrypsin activities. However, this inhibitory action is unlikely in vivo because ascorbic acid is rapidly oxidized in the digestive tract content to the dehydroascorbic acid.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Zoology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dabrowski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Köck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002347:Carps / Q000378:metabolism; D002918:Chymotrypsin / Q000378:metabolism; D003683:Dehydroascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000187:drug effects; D010179:Pancreas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014337:Trout / Q000378:metabolism; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D002918:Chymotrypsin; D014357:Trypsin; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D003683:Dehydroascorbic Acid