TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of gluconeogenic enzymes in fetal sheep liver and kidney
AU - Stevenson, Roger E.
AU - Morriss, Frank H.
AU - Adcock, Eugene W.
AU - Howell, R. Rodney
PY - 1976/9
Y1 - 1976/9
N2 - In the sheep, the system of enzymes necessary for conversion of nonhexose substrates to glucose becomes active during late fetal life. Glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-diphosphatase, two of the four key gluconeogenic enzymes, appear in significant amounts between 100 and 120 days gestation. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activity is comparable to mature animals as early as 45 days gestation. Two aminotransferases, necessary to allow amino acid access to the gluconeogenic pathway, likewise have substantial activity as early as 45 days gestation. Hence, the surge of glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-diphosphatase at 100-120 days gestation makes possible the endogenous production of new glucose by fetal sheep at a time when the amount of glucose transferred from the maternal circulation is less than the total aerobic substrate utilized by the fetus. Both renal cortex and liver have similar developmental patterns for the gluconeogenic enzymes, although renal cortex generally shows greater activity than liver. This observation holds true for tissue from both fetal and mature animals.
AB - In the sheep, the system of enzymes necessary for conversion of nonhexose substrates to glucose becomes active during late fetal life. Glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-diphosphatase, two of the four key gluconeogenic enzymes, appear in significant amounts between 100 and 120 days gestation. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activity is comparable to mature animals as early as 45 days gestation. Two aminotransferases, necessary to allow amino acid access to the gluconeogenic pathway, likewise have substantial activity as early as 45 days gestation. Hence, the surge of glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-diphosphatase at 100-120 days gestation makes possible the endogenous production of new glucose by fetal sheep at a time when the amount of glucose transferred from the maternal circulation is less than the total aerobic substrate utilized by the fetus. Both renal cortex and liver have similar developmental patterns for the gluconeogenic enzymes, although renal cortex generally shows greater activity than liver. This observation holds true for tissue from both fetal and mature animals.
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U2 - 10.1016/0012-1606(76)90236-0
DO - 10.1016/0012-1606(76)90236-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 12194429
AN - SCOPUS:0017090053
VL - 52
SP - 167
EP - 172
JO - Developmental Biology
JF - Developmental Biology
SN - 0012-1606
IS - 2
ER -