title: Quantitative histochemistry of the primate skin.
abstract: Fructoaldolase activity in primate skin and appendages has been assayed with a highly sensitive fluorometric method. Epidermal fructoaldolase has characteristics similar to the fructoaldolases obtained from animal sources. The fructoaldolase activities of various skin structures are remarkably high; all glandular structures (except for apocrine sweat glands which have the highest activity of 2400 mmoles/hr/kg dry wt.) and active epidermal layers contain activities ranging from 1000 to 1600 mmoles/hr/kg dry weight. It is possible that these high fructoaldolase activities in skin and appendages reflect active glycolysis through the Embden-Meyerhof pathway.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamasawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005470:Fluorometry; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase / Q000032:analysis*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D011323:Primates; D012867:Skin / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase