Regional distribution of thiamin pyrophosphokinase in rat brain.
The highest specific activity of thiamin pyrophosphokinase was found in the cerebellum, and lower activity in cerebral cortex and midbrain. The regional difference in the enzyme activity was similar to that in thiamin content and the influx rate in rat brain, suggesting that the enzyme is involved in the thiamin transport.
Matsuda
T
T
Yabushita
Y
Y
Doi
T
T
Iwata
H
H
D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013836:Thiamin Pyrophosphokinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013831:Thiamine / Q000378:metabolism
D010770:Phosphotransferases; D013836:Thiamin Pyrophosphokinase; D013831:Thiamine