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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 259: E463-E469, 1990;
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AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 259, Issue 4 E463-E469, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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Mechanism of clearance of dipeptides by perfused hindquarters: sarcolemmal hydrolysis of peptides

M. Raghunath, E. L. Morse and S. A. Adibi
Clinical Nutrition Unit, Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.

The objective of the present experiment was to investigate the mechanism of clearance of a load of dipeptides (10 mumols) by perfused hindquarters of rats. The clearance was progressive over 60 min and was significantly (P less than 0.01) greater for glycylleucine than for glycylglycine (99 vs. 58% disappearance from the medium). Insulin had no significant effect on clearance of these dipeptides but stimulated the net uptake of their constituent amino acids. Investigation of the fate of peptides considered resistant to membrane hydrolysis showed a modest (24%) clearance for glycylsarcosine but a substantial one (89%) for glycylproline. Investigation of hydrolysis by sarcolemmal vesicles of skeletal muscle showed hydrolase activity against glycylglycine and glycylleucine but none against glycylsarcosine and glycylproline. Investigation of hydrolysis in the medium previously used to perfuse hindquarters for 60 min showed considerable activity against glycylleucine and glycylproline but none against glycylglycine and glycylsarcosine. These activities were entirely abolished by p-hydroxymercuribenzoate, an inhibitor of cytoplasmic peptide hydrolases. In conclusion, our data show that the mechanism of clearance of dipeptides by the perfused hindquarters is largely by hydrolysis, and the site of this hydrolysis differs for different dipeptides; hydrolysis is mediated either by plasma membrane enzymes, cytoplasmic enzymes released into the medium, or a combination of both.


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