title: 'Malic enzyme' polymorphism in sheep erythrocytes.
abstract: 'Malic enzyme' or malate dehydrogenase (NADP+), E.C.1.1.1.40, catalyses the reaction: L-malate + NADP in equilibrium pyruvate + CO2 + NADPH Baker & Manwell (1977), in a survey of a number of different enzymes reported that 'malic enzyme' was polymorphic in the erythrocytes and certain other tissues of sheep, and indicated that it would be a potentially useful new genetic marker for this species. This paper confirms the existence of the polymorphism in sheep erythrocytes and presents inheritance and breed data.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012756:Sheep / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase