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. 1980 Oct 15;192(1):119–126. doi: 10.1042/bj1920119

The effect of azaserine on glutamine uptake by rat renal brush-border membranes.

B Y Hsu, C M Marshall, P D McNamara, S Segal
PMCID: PMC1162314  PMID: 6118132

Abstract

Azaserine added directly to isolated rat renal brush-border membrane vesicles inhibits uptake of L-glutamine. Azaserine acts as a non-competitive inhibitor of the low-Km system for glutamine transport, but has no effect on the high-Km system. Preincubation of the vesicles with azaserine at 37 degrees C min is not required for transport inhibition to occur, although it is a requirement for gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase inhibition. Removal of azaserine from the vesicle preparation by repeated resuspensions in buffer results in a reversal of the transport inhibition but not in reversal of enzyme inhibition. Azaserine also inhibits vesicle uptake of L-proline and alpha-methyl D-glucoside, indicating a generalized effect on membrane transport systems. The data cast doubt on the postulate that gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase might act as the carrier mechanism for glutamine reabsorption by renal cortical cells.

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