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Studies on the energy metabolism ofRana ridibunda erythrocytes

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Rana ridibunda erythrocytes have a complete sequence of glycolytic enzymes but not the tricarboxylic acid cycle enzymes.

The steady state contents of the glycolytic intermediates were measured in quick frozenRana ridibunda erythrocytes. A comparison of the mass action ratios with the equilibrium constants for the glycolytic reactions showed that phosphoglucomutase, phosphoglucose isomerase, aldolase, triosephosphate isomerase, phosphoglycerate mutase and enolase reactions are all near equilibrium whilst hexokinase, phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase are displaced from equilibrium.

The steady state contents of glycolytic intermediates, lactate, adenine nucleotides, inorganic phosphate have been measured during various periods up to 4 h of incubation of erythrocytes in the presence of glucose. In the incubation experiment glycolysis had been stimulated by the high pH-value of the medium. After 4 h of incubation 3 patterns of changes can be distinguished. One group of intermediates (glucose, glucose 6-phosphate, 2-phosphoglycerate and inorganic phosphate) in which the concentration of metabolites was lower than the zero time values. A second group of metabolites (fructose 6-phosphate, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, phosphoenolpyruvate and AMP) in which the concentration was about the same at zero time and after 4 h of incubation. The metabolites of the third group (dihydroxyacetone phosphate, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, 1,3-diphosphoglycerate, 2,3-diphosphoglycerate, 3-phosphoglycerate, pyruvate, lactate, ADP, ATP and glucose 1-phosphate) all increased their content during the 4 h of incubation in comparison to the zero time values.

From the results it appears that in the amphibian erythrocyte glycolysis seems to be similar to that of mammalian erythrocytes as far its control and organisation is concerned down to the level of PEP, with the exception of the low concentration of phosphoglycerate compounds.

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Abbreviations

2,3DPG :

2,3-diphosphoglycerate

EDTA :

[ethylene dinitrilo]-tetra-acetic acid

P i :

inorganic phosphate

DTNB :

5,5′-dithio-bis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid)

PEP :

phosphoenolpyruvate

RBC :

red blood cells

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Kaloyianni-Dimitriades, M., Beis, I. Studies on the energy metabolism ofRana ridibunda erythrocytes. J Comp Physiol B 155, 109–115 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00688799

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