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. 1967 May 1;50(5):1261–1286. doi: 10.1085/jgp.50.5.1261

Kinetic Relations of the Na-Amino Acid Interaction at the Mucosal Border of Intestine

Peter F Curran 1, Stanley G Schultz 1, Ronald A Chez 1, Robert E Fuisz 1
PMCID: PMC2225714  PMID: 6033585

Abstract

The relation between unidirectional influxes of Na and amino acids across the mucosal border of rabbit ileum was studied under a variety of conditions. At constant Na concentration in the mucosal bathing solution, amino acid influx followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics permitting determination of maximal influx and the apparent Michaelis constant, Kt. Reduction in Na concentration, using choline as substitute cation, caused an increase in Kt for alanine but had no effect on maximal alanine influx. The reciprocal of Kt was a linear function of Na concentration. Similar results were obtained for valine and leucine and these amino acids competitively inhibited alanine influx both in the presence and in the absence of Na. These results lead to a model for the transport system which involves combination of Na and amino acid with a single carrier or site leading to penetration of both solutes. The model predicts that alanine should cause an increase in Na influx and the ratio of this extra Na flux to alanine flux should vary with Na concentration. The observed relation agreed closely with predicted values for Na concentrations from 5 to 140 mM. These results support the hypothesis that interactions between Na and amino acid transport depend in part on a common entry mechanism at the mucosal border of the intestine.

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