Enzymatic Factors in Experimental Galactose Cataract
- 27 November 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 130 (3387) , 1473-1474
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.130.3387.1473.b
Abstract
In the rat lens, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity is specifically inhibited by galactose-1-phosphate, both in vitro and in vivo. In galactose-fed animals this inhibition occurs prior to the apparent inhibition of soluble protein synthesis in the ocular lens.Keywords
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