ASCORBIC-ACID BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE MAMMALIAN KIDNEY

被引:8
作者
BIRNEY, EC [1 ]
JENNESS, R [1 ]
HUME, ID [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MINNESOTA, DEPT BIOCHEM, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 USA
来源
EXPERIENTIA | 1979年 / 35卷 / 11期
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10.1007/BF01962762
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The egg-laying mammals (Prototheria) synthesize L-ascorbic acid only inkidney, as is characteristic of reptiles. Bandicoots (Marsupialia) synthesize it in both kidney and liver. 2 other species of marsupials (kangaroos) synthesize it primairly in liver, but some individuals also synthesize in kidney. © 1979 Birkhäuser Verlag.
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