The β-glucosaminase activity of testicular extracts and its bearing on the problem of diffusing factors
- 1 September 1941
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 35 (8-9) , 872-876
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0350872
Abstract
Diffusing factor concentrates from bull testicle and from Crotalus atrox venom contained a specific [beta]-glucosaminase. This enzyme hydrolyzed [beta]-phenyl-N-acetyl glucos-amide. The pH optimum was 4.6. The glucosaminase was not identical with the agent which rapidly decreased the viscosity of glucosamine containing mucopolysaccharides of the hya-luronic acid type.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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