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. 1970 Mar;116(5):825–831. doi: 10.1042/bj1160825

Degredation of insulin by a particulate fraction from adipose tissue

Kenneth Sumner 1,*, Richard J Doisy 1
PMCID: PMC1185505  PMID: 5441372

Abstract

The destruction of 125I-labelled insulin by an enzyme system from rat adipose tissue was studied. The system was located in the particulate fraction. Activity was assayed by the amount of 125I-labelled degradation products rendered soluble in trichloroacetic acid. The system was heat-labile, with an alkaline pH optimum. The velocity of the reaction varied directly with the enzyme concentration. Paper chromatography of the degradation products showed six ninhydrin-sensitive areas with radioactivity coinciding with three of them. Albumin inhibited the system; ribonuclease did not. Although only 25% of the total 125I-label was detected by this assay, results with insulin-specific assays suggested that most (80–90%) of the hormone was inactivated. Possible interpretations of these results are discussed. The particulate fractions of other tissues were also studied.

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