THE ROLE OF ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE IN INTESTINAL ABSORPTION: II. THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS CARBOHYDRATES ON LEVELS OF THE ENZYME IN INTESTINAL MUCOSA
- 1 January 1954
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology
- Vol. 32 (1) , 621-624
- https://doi.org/10.1139/y54-070
Abstract
Adult male rats were deprived of food for five days. Various groups of these animals were then offered cellulose or cellulose mixed with one of seven other carbohydrates. Six hours after food was placed before them, the animals were killed by decapitation, and a portion of the intestine from each rat was homogenized. Intestinal alkaline phosphatase estimations indicated (1) that the activity of the enzyme was increased significantly by the ingestion of glucose, galactose, fructose, and mannose, whereas (2) there was not a statistically significant elevation of the enzyme level in those animals which had been fed cellulose, arabinose, xylose, or sucrose. This would appear to suggest that alkaline phosphatase is involved in the intestinal absorption of some monosaccharides.Keywords
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