Abstract
The present investigation involves a comparative study of enzymatic activities in various animals. The levels of the liver protein of rat (22.0$\pm$0.01mg/ml and pigeon (22.0$\pm$ 0.16) are twice as high as that of crucian carp (13.0$\pm$ 0.09)(p < 0.01). Generally, the specific acitivity (3.77 $\pm$0.18 unit/mg) of rat glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) is highest, pigeon intermediate (1.93 $\pm$0.01), and crucian carp lowest (0.71$\pm$0.07). On the other hand, the specific activity (8.23$\pm$0.09 unit/mg)of rat glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) is highest, pigeon intermediate (3.95$\pm$0.09), and crucian carp lowest (0.92$\pm$0.01) (p < 0.01). Ratios of GOT activity to GPT activity appear no remarkable difference from the levels of various animals. Specific activity of glutamic dehydrogenase(GDH) in pigeon tissue exceeds those of rat and crucian carp. In liver, rat GOT specific activity is greater than crucian carp and pigeon. On the other hand, pigeon GDH specific activity is greater than those of rat and crucian carp. This wouls seem to be in accord with protein metabolic intensity. The patterns for GDH isozyme were remarkably appeared in various animals. Glutamic dehydrogenase isozymes gave different electrophoretic mobilities in various animals. It is interesting that crucian carp, pigeon, and rat would show this difference, which may be indicative of an evolutional pattern. The fact that livers in various animals show quite different enzyme activities would suggest the existence of such a general phylogenetic relationship.
붕어, 비둘기, 흰쥐의 肝組織內의 蛋白質含量과 蛋白質代謝에 관하여는 GDH, GOT 및 GPT의 活性과 比較活性, 그리고 GDH 同位酵素를 測定하였다. 1. 蛋白質含量은 흰쥐, 비둘기가 各各 22.0$\pm$0.01mg/ml 및 22.0$\pm$0.16으로서 거의 같은 量의 蛋白質含量으로 組成되었으나 붕어의 肝臟組織內 蛋白質含量은 約 60%에 該當하는 13.0$\pm$0.09이었다(p < 0.01). 2. Glutamic transaminase는 흰쥐, 비둘기, 붕어의 순위로 그 活性度가 낮았다. 卽 GPT의 比較活性은 各各 3.77$\pm$0.18 unit/mg, 1.93$\pm$0.01 및 0.71$\pm$0.07 이었으며 GOT는 8.23$\pm$0.06 unit/mg, 3.95$\pm$0.09 및 0.92$\pm$0.01이었다(p < 0.01). 3. GOT/GDT 比는 흰쥐, 비둘기, 붕어에서 各各 0.20$\pm$0.004, 0.22$\pm$0.005 및 0.20$\pm$0.002로서 별 차이 없었다. 4. GDH 比較活性은 비둘기가 가장 높은 35.7$\pm$0.81 unit/mg이고 붕어는 9.6$\pm$0.16, 흰쥐는 20.5$\pm$0.81이었다. 5. Glutamic transaminase 와 GDH 比較活性이 動物의 種類에 따라 병행하였으며 特히 進化過程과 一致되는 것으로 思料된다. 6. GDH 同位酵素의 樣相은 種特異性이 뚜렷하였다. 흰쥐에서는 음극이 遲延性易動度區劃의 活性이 가장 높았으나, 비둘기에서는 兩極性區劃의 活性이 가장 높았다. 特히 魚類에서는 陰極性區劃이 全然 發見되지 않았으나 兩極性에 4個의 區劃을 볼수 있었다.