William Adam, David P. Simpson
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1974;54(1):165-174. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI107738.
William Adam, David P. Simpson
Published July 1, 1974
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1974;54(1):165-174. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI107738.
Abstract
In order to study factors regulating renal ammoniagenesis, the transport and metabolism of L-glutamine were studied in mitochondria from kidneys of control and acidotic rats. On incubation in 1 mM [14C]glutamine, there was production and accumulation of [14C]glutamate within the matrix space. However no [14C]glutamine was detected in the matrix space, even with 10 mM [14C]glutamine as substrate or with inhibition of glutamine deamidation (low temperature, p-chloromercuribenzoate, mersalyl). These results suggest that glutamine crosses the inner membrane by a carrier-mediated step and that this step is rate-limiting in glutamine deamidation.
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William Adam, David P. Simpson
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