Abstract
Very thin slices of rat kidney oxidized l( + )-glutamic acid and l( + )-aspartic acid readily; in the process, 1 mol. of the former absorbed 2 mol. of O2 and produced 2 mol. of CO2, 1 mol. of the latter acid consumed 1 mol. of O2 and formed 1 mol. of CO2. Only 1/3 of the expected NH3-liberation occurred and no titratable keto-acids were found. Liver slices and liver hash had little effect on either the glutamic or the aspartic acid; l( + )-lysine was not oxidized by either the liver or the kidney tissue.

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