Griffith O W, Bridges R J, Meister A
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1978 Nov;75(11):5405-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.75.11.5405.
The function of the gamma-glutamyl cycle was explored in in vivo studies in which amino acids and specific inhibitors of cycle enzymes (gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, gamma-glutamyl cyclotransferase, gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase, and 5-oxoprolinase) were administered to mice. The findings, which show that the gamma-glutamyl cycle functions in vivo, support the conclusion that gamma-glutamyl amino acids formed by gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase from externally supplied amino acids and intracellular glutathione are translocated into the cell and thus indicate that there is a significant physiological connection between the metabolism of glutathione and the transport of amino acids.
在体内研究中探索了γ-谷氨酰循环的功能,该研究向小鼠施用了氨基酸和循环酶(γ-谷氨酰转肽酶、γ-谷氨酰环化转移酶、γ-谷氨酰半胱氨酸合成酶和5-氧脯氨酸酶)的特异性抑制剂。研究结果表明γ-谷氨酰循环在体内发挥作用,支持了以下结论:由γ-谷氨酰转肽酶从外部供应的氨基酸和细胞内谷胱甘肽形成的γ-谷氨酰氨基酸被转运到细胞内,因此表明谷胱甘肽代谢与氨基酸转运之间存在重要的生理联系。