Metabolic Alterations of Catechoiamines and Other Compounds In Elasmobranch Tissues
- 1 May 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 125 (1) , 253-256
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-125-32062
Abstract
All tissues of a variety of sharks studied contained catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT). The most active tissues were inter-renal, kidney and liver. Monoamine oxidase activity was also demonstrated. N-methyl transferases were shown to be present but very low in activity. COMT was found to be a particulate enzyme, associated with the microsomal fractions. O-demethylation was observed in some shark species and shark liver showed weak azo-reductase activity. Nitro-reductase activity was not found.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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