Uptake of L-alanine against a concentration gradient has been shown to occur with isolated brush border membranes from rat small intestine. An alanine transport system, displaying the following characteristics, was shown: (a) L-alanine was taken up and released faster than D-alanine; (b) Na+ as well as Li+ stimulated the uptake of both stereoisomers; (c) the uptake of L- and D-alanine showed sa...

The molar conductivity data of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium salicylate, [BMIm][Sal] as an active pharmaceutical ingredient ionic liquid (API-IL) have been determined in water and aqueous solutions of amino acids, glycine and L-alanine at T= (288.15 to 318.15) K. The molar conductivity data were analyzed by low concentration Chemical Model (lcCM) and limiting molar conductivities ( ), ion associa...

beta-Alanine catabolism in Pseudomonas fluorescens is initiated by the enzyme beta-alanine transaminase. We have isolated mutants which fail to produce this enzyme and thus cannot grow on beta-alanine as the sole nitrogen source. The accumulation of beta-alanine-1-(14)C has been studied in one of these mutants, strain 67, and in the wild type. In the mutant, beta-alanine remains in a stable int...

The protonation constants of alanine and alanine methyl ester were determined in different aqueous solutions of 1,4-dioxane containing (0-50% v/v), using a potentiometric method at 25o C and constant ionic strength 0.1 mol.L-1 (NaCl). The protonation constants were analyzed in terms of Kamlet, Abboud and Taft (KAT) parameters. The results show that the effect of β is higher in comparison with t...

Using UV-vis spectrophotometic method, the formation constants for interaction of Cd2+(aq) andCo2+(aq) ions with L-Alanine were experimentally studied at pH = 4.1 ± 0.01 (50mM of potassiumhydrogen phthalate buffer), ionic strength of 0.1M potassium nitrate and at 5 differenttemperatures 15,20, 25,30 and 35°C. The optical absorption spectra of mixtures containingconsidered cations and L-Alanine ...

The mechanism of alanine transport across the cell membrane was studied at 37°C in isolated hepatocytes from 48-h fasted rats. Amino-oxyacetate, an alanine aminotransferase inhibitor, was used to separate the transport of alanine from its metabolism. The influx of ['4C]alanine was dependent on the extracellular Na' concentration. Conversely, addition of alanine increased the "Na' influx, and t...

The distribution of alanine aminotransferase isozymes in several tissues from several species has been studied. In glycolytic tissues, such as skeletal and cardiac muscle, cytosolic alanine aminotransferase was the predominant form. In gluconeogenic tissues, such as liver and kidney, the concentration of the cytosolic alanine aminotransferase was much more variable; its presence, however, may b...