Activity of 5, 10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase in rat tissues and in tumor cell lines Journal Article
| Authors: | Li, M.; Collier, C.; Gritsman, H.; Bertino, J. R. |
| Article Title: | Activity of 5, 10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase in rat tissues and in tumor cell lines |
| Abstract: | The enzyme 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase catalyzes the key enzymatic reaction in the pathway by which 5-formyl tetrahydrofolate (leucovorin) enters the folate coenzyme pool. The distribution of this enzyme in different organs and tumor cell lines was studied. This enzyme has a wide distribution among organs and tumor cell lines with highest levels of activity in liver and kidney. Tumor cell lines also contain significant levels of this enzyme activity. Thus, leucovorin can be converted to active folate coenzyme forms in organs and tumor cells, and does not require conversion in liver alone. The implications of these findings for leucovorin usage as “rescue’’ after methotrexate treatment or to augment fluoropyrimidine cytotoxicity are discussed. Copyright © 1991 Walter de Gruyter |
| Keywords: | unclassified drug; nonhuman; animal cell; animal tissue; animalia; tissue distribution; folinic acid; rat; tumor cell; enzyme localization; article; 5 formyltetrahydrofolate cycloligase |
| Journal Title: | Pteridines |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0933-4807 |
| Publisher: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
| Date Published: | 1990-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 75 |
| End Page: | 79 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1515/pteridines.1990.2.2.75 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 27 January 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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