INTERACTION OF REDUCED PYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDES WITH RED CELL MEMBRANE

Introduction During the last decade, it has been gradually substantiated that the membrane was the site of energy metabolism in the mammalian erythrocyte. Indeed, all glycolytic enzymes have been found to be more or less firmly bound to the membrane in the human red cell (Green et al., 1965); on the other hand, ATP produced by glycolysis is utilized in the membrane as well, in order to allow active transport of cations (Hoffman, 1962 and Schatzmann, 1966) and probably some structural modifications of the erythrocyte (Nakao et al., 1960; Wins and Schoffeniels, 1966a). © 1969 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.