Biochemistry of methanol poisoning. 4. The effect of methanol and its metabolites on retinal metabolism.
Biochemistry of methanol poisoning. 4. The effect of methanol and its metabolites on retinal metabolism.
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甲醇中毒的生物化学。
DOI:
10.1042/bj0820164
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发表时间:
1962
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通讯作者:
J. Cooper
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作者:
M. Kini;J. Cooper
MATERIALS AND METHODS Abbreviation. Pi, inorganic phosphate. Materials. Pyridine nucleotides, cytochrome c and yeast hexokinase were purchased from Sigma Chemical Co. The potassium salt of ATP was obtained from Mann Research Laboratories Inc., New York. Uniformly labelled [14C]-glucose ([U-14C] glucose) was obtained from New England Nuclear Corp. and [32P] phosphate from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. All other chemicals used were of reagent-grade purity.Experimental procedures. Ox eyes were removed at the abattoir immediately after the death of the animal, placed in crushed ice andtransported to the laboratory. The eyeball was opened by a circular incision along the ora serrata, the vitreous humour squeezed out and the retina gently lifted by means of a blunt forceps after its attach-ment to the optic disk had been severed. Approximately 300 mg. of retinal tissue was weighed in a torsion balance and suspended in incubation media contained in chilled Warburg flasks. The flasks were then attached to the manometers, transferred to a water bath at 370 and differential manometry was carried out by conventional techniques for a period of usually 1 hr. The time interval from the death of the animal to commencement of the incubation was not more than 3 hr. When [14C] glucose was the substrate, the reaction was terminated by the addition of 0-2 ml. of 30% trichloroacetic acid, and shaking was continued for a period of 30min. to ensure complete absorption of 14CO2 by the alkali in the centre well. Dry-weight determinations indicated that 100 mg. of whole retina, wet weight, prepared as described, was equivalent to 12 mg. dry wt.