A comparative study of the plasma level of arginase and rhodanese in smokers and non-smokers.
The purpose of this investigation was to determine and compare the activities of arginase and rhodanese in the blood plasma of cigarette smokers and non-smokers.The activity of arginase in the blood plasma of smokers was higher than arginase activity in the non-smokers (NS), however,in the smokers with diseases (SWD), the increase was significant. The comparison between the activity of rhodanese in the SWD, smokers without diseases (SWOD) and NS blood plasma revealed a decrease in the activity of rhodanese in NS and no significant difference in the three groups with P=0.8677. This paper reported the enhancing effect of cigarette smoking could have on the disease state of smokers due to high arginase activity.
Department of Biochemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. okonjire@yahoo.co.uk
Raphael Emuebie
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Okonji
Adenike
A
Kuku
D001119:Arginase; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000097:blood; D013884:Thiosulfate Sulfurtransferase
D013884:Thiosulfate Sulfurtransferase; D001119:Arginase