Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
The function of pteroylpolyglutamate hydrolase (PPH) of pancreatic secretion in the hydrolysis of dietary polyglutamyl folates (PteGlun) in humans is unclear. In this study, PPH was detected in pancreatic juice collected from pigs during both fasting and postprandial conditions. The secretion of PPH was markedly increased following feeding. Pancreatic PPH showed the following characteristics: 1) endo/random hydrolysis of gamma-glutamyl peptide bonds of Pte-Glun substrates, yielding folic acid as the terminal product; 2) maximum activity at pH 4.0-4.5 and maximum stability at pH 7.0; 3) stimulation of activity by Zn2+ and 2-mercaptoethanol; 4) Km values for pteroyltriglutamate (PteGlu3) of 28.7 microM at pH 4.0 and 9.1 microM at pH 5.0; 5) apparent molecular weight of 29,000; and 6) isoelectric point within the range of 8.5-9.0. On the basis of PPH activity, volume of the postprandial secretion and pH profile of enzyme activity, it is suggested that pancreatic PPH may act in vivo in folate digestion and absorption to initiate the deconjugation of dietary PteGlun prior to the action of jejunal brush border PPH.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-3166
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
120
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
467-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Chromatography, Gel, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Cysteine Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Eating, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Enzyme Stability, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Hydroxymercuribenzoates, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Isoelectric Focusing, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Mercaptoethanol, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Pancreatic Juice, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Phenylmethylsulfonyl Fluoride, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Pteroylpolyglutamic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-Zinc, pubmed-meshheading:2341911-gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Properties of pteroylpolyglutamate hydrolase in pancreatic juice of the pig.
pubmed:affiliation
Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.