Pomerantz S H, Ances I G
J Clin Invest. 1975 May;55(5):1127-31. doi: 10.1172/JCI108014.
Tyrosinase has been measured in homogenates of foreskins from newborn babies. The tyrosine hydroxylation reaction is dependent upon 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine as a cosubstrate, and the Km for tyrosine is 0.15 mM, similar to the value observed for other mammalian tyrosinases. The mean enzyme activity for black babies (n = 169) is about two and one-fourth times that for white babies (n = 82). For white babies there is a significant correlation between age at circumcision and tyrosinase activity. For black babies this correlation becomes significant when four individuals with extremely high tyrosinase activities are omitted from the series.
已对新生儿包皮匀浆中的酪氨酸酶进行了测定。酪氨酸羟化反应依赖于3,4 - 二羟基苯丙氨酸作为共底物,酪氨酸的米氏常数(Km)为0.15 mM,与其他哺乳动物酪氨酸酶所观察到的值相似。黑人婴儿(n = 169)的平均酶活性约为白人婴儿(n = 82)的二又四分之一倍。对于白人婴儿,包皮环切术时的年龄与酪氨酸酶活性之间存在显著相关性。对于黑人婴儿,当从该系列中剔除四名酪氨酸酶活性极高的个体后,这种相关性变得显著。