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Extraction and Quantification of Soluble, Radiolabeled Inositol Polyphosphates from Different Plant Species using SAX-HPLC
Published on: June 26, 2020
Sodium-dependent transport of [3H](1D)chiro-inositol by Tetrahymena
Michael C Kersting1, Phillip E Ryals
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762, USA.
Abstract:
The transport characteristics of (1D)chiro-inositol by the ciliate Tetrahymena were examined in competition studies employing [3H](1D)chiro-inositol. (1D)chiro-Inositol transport was competed by unlabeled (1D)chiro-inositol, myo-inositol, scyllo-inositol, and D-glucose in a concentration-dependent manner. Conversely, (1D)chiro-inositol competed for [3H]myo- and [3H]scyllo-inositol transport. Lineweaver-Burke analysis of the competition data indicated a Km of 10.3 mM and a Bmax of 4.7 nmol/min/mg for (1D)chiro-inositol. Transport of (1D)chiro-inositol was inhibited by cytochalasin B, an inhibitor of facilitated glucose transporters, and phlorizin, an inhibitor of sodium-dependent transporters. Removal of sodium from the radiolabeling buffer also inhibited uptake. The presence of 0.64 mM calcium or magnesium ions exerted negligible effects on transport, although potassium was inhibitory. [3H](1D)chiro-Inositol was shown to be incorporated into Tetrahymena phosphoinositides.
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