THE OXIDATION OF SODIUM LACTATE BY RED BLOOD CELLS
- 1 October 1927
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 82 (2) , 405-414
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1927.82.2.405
Abstract
In the presence of Na lactate with a concentration of M/12.5, adult red cells have an appreciable metabolism as evidenced by the production of CO2 and the consumption of O. In the absence of air the end product is acetaldehyde. It is suggested that, in the presence of O, the acetaldehyde forms acetyl peroxide which in turn oxidizes the hemoglobin to methemoglobin.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: