title: Some characteristics of ?(1)-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase in rat cerebellum.
abstract: ?(1)-Pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase (P5CDH) in rat cerebellum was assayed with a simple spectrophotometric method using high-speed supernatants of whole tissue homogenates. Kinetic analysis showed that the enzyme has K(m) values of 0.83 +/- 0.21 mM for ?(1)-pyrroline-5-carboxylate and 0.47 +/- 0.02 mM for NAD(+). Various cations inhibited P5CDH but only at relatively high concentrations. Several amino acids were strongly inhibitory in the order GABA > glycine > hydroxyproline > cysteine ? proline > glutamine > glutamate > alanine .
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 0511, Republic of Singapore.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Leong