Aconitase from the oyster Crassostrea virginica.
1. The presence of aconitase activity in the oyster. Crassostrea virginica, has been demonstrated. 2. Low levels of activity were found in the different tissues with highest level in digestive diverticular and lowest level in muscle. 3. The conversion of both citrate and iso-citrate to cis-aconitate suggests the presence of an enzyme system capable of utilizing these compounds at a slow but demonstrable rate to give classically expected results. 4. Comparison of the oyster enzyme with aconitase from mammalian tissue indicated great similarity between the two enzyme systems.
D000154:Aconitate Hydratase / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000201:enzymology*; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology; D011817:Rabbits; D013045:Species Specificity; D013439:Sulfhydryl Reagents / Q000494:pharmacology; D013552:Swine
D013439:Sulfhydryl Reagents; D000154:Aconitate Hydratase