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1: Biochem J. 1987 Apr 1;243(1):273-6.Click here to read Links

Inhibition of carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (ammonia) by Tris and Hepes. Effect on Ka for N-acetylglutamate.

The apparent Ka for N-acetylglutamate of rat liver carbamoyl-phosphate synthase is 11 microM in phosphate buffer, a value 10-fold lower than reported in other buffer systems. Tris and Hepes inhibit competitively with N-acetylglutamate. The proportion of carbamoyl-phosphate synthase in the active enzyme-acetylglutamate complex in vivo may be higher than previous calculations suggest, which re-opens the question of the involvement of N-acetylglutamate in the regulation of urea synthesis.

PMID: 3606575 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1147843