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On the compartmentalization of catalase, fatty acyl-CoA oxidase and urate oxidase in mammalian livers, and the influence of clofibrate treatment on this microlocalization

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The compartmentalization of catalase, fatty acyl-CoA oxidase and urate oxidase was examined in the livers of mice, rats and guinea pigs, using the technique of digitonin extraction in order to avoid the trauma associated with centrifugation procedures. The results are interpreted as indicating that an appreciable proportion of catalase activity occurs in the cytoplasmic compartment of these cells. Following treatment of the animals with clofibrate, the specific activity in both peroxisomal and cytoplasmic compartments was increased, with a higher proportion of cytoplasmic catalase being evident in mice. The results for catalase were compared with those for fatty acyl-CoA oxidase and urate oxidase both of which were indicated as showing a closer association with the peroxisomal compartment than was the case for catalase. These data have been discussed in relation to their significance on present understanding of peroxisomal structure and function.

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Hemsley, A., Pegg, M., Crane, D. et al. On the compartmentalization of catalase, fatty acyl-CoA oxidase and urate oxidase in mammalian livers, and the influence of clofibrate treatment on this microlocalization. Mol Cell Biochem 83, 187–194 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00226146

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