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J Prchal, SK Srivastava and E Beutler
Human erythrocyte ghosts were loaded with 35S-labeled GSSG and with a
sucrose marker, and the transport of GSSG to the suspending medium was
studied. GSSG transport from ghosts occurred only when ATP was also present
in the ghosts, proceeded against a concentration gradient, and was
inhibited by fluoride. The rate of transport was dependent upon the
intracellular concentration of GSSG. The relationship between GSSG
concentration and rate of transport was sigmoidal. Half-maximal transport
was observed at a GSSG concentration of approximately 9.6mM. The maximal
velocity was estimated to be in the range of 0.27 umole GSSG per ml of
ghosts per hr. These data suggest that the rate of GSSG transport a
physiologic concentrations of GSSG is not sufficiently rapid to account for
the turnover of glutathione by red cells. It seems more likely that the
GSSG transport system serves an emergency function of erythrocytes.
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