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Aldose reductase and sorbitol dehydrogenase in the muscle of Ascaris suum (Nematoda)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2009
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The muscle of Ascaris suum contains sorbitol dehydrogenase [EC 1.1.1. 14] and the apparent Km values indicate that the enzymefavours fructose formation. Aldose reductase [EC 1.1.1.21] is also present and like the mammalian enzyme it has a very high apparent Km for glucose. Possible functions of the sorbitol pathway in Ascaris muscle are discussed.
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