Alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in tissues of the Weddell seal.
High activity of alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase and low activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in adipose tissue of Weddell seals suggest that neutral fat may be assembled there from exogenous sources of fatty acids. Low activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in other tissues tested precludes assignment of the function of fatty-acid synthesis to any specific tissue and emphasizes uniqueness of adipose mass in seals.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000201:enzymology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D002335:Carnivora; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D051379:Mice; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology*; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts
D005227:Fatty Acids; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D009243:NAD; D009249:NADP; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase