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Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes in the mammalian egg: Investigations by micro disc electrophoresis in 15 species of the orders Rodentia, Lagomorpha, Carnivora, Artiodactyla and in man

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The LDH isoenzyme pattern in oocytes, ova or fertilized eggs of 16 mammalian species belonging to five different taxonomic orders was demonstrated by micro disc electrophoresis. The results obtained point to the existence of two types of oocytes in mammals: while in species of the orders Rodentia and Lagomorpha only LDH1 (β subunits) is demonstrable, in species of the orders Carnivora and Artiodactly and in man LDH isoenzymes formed of α and β subunits are present in the oocyte. In a number of species, the LDH pattern was also studied in ova and fertilized eggs. No change in the isoenzyme pattern was seen during this developmental period. From this it is concluded that there is no uptake of LDH from the environment and that all LDH activity is due to storage products synthesized during oogenesis.

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Aus Oocyten bzw. unbefruchteten oder befruchteten Eiern von 16 Säugerspecies, die fünf verschiedenen Ordnungen angehören, wurde das LDH-Isoenzymmuster mit Hilfe der Mikro-Disk-Elektrophorese untersucht. Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, daß die Säuger nach ihrem LDH-Muster in den Oocyten in zwei Gruppen getrennt werden können: Bei Species der Ordnungen Rodentia und Lagomorpha konnte nur LDH1 (β-Untereinheiten) nachgewiesen werden, während bei Species der Ordnungen Carnivora und Artiodactyla und beim Menschen zusätzliche LDH-Isoenzyme beobachtet wurden, die auf das Vorhandensein von α- und β-Untereinheiten in der Oocyte schließen lassen. Bei Species, deren LDH-Muster auch in unbefruchteten und befruchteten Eiern untersucht werden konnte, fand sich während dieser Entwicklungsperiode keine Veränkderung des Isoenzymmusters gegenüber den Oocyten. Dieser Befund spricht dafür, daß keine LDH aus der Umgebung in den Keim aufgenommen wird und daß die Gesamtaktivität der LDH aus Vorratsstoffen stammt, die bereits während der Oogenese synthetisiert worden sind.

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Engel, W., Kreutz, R. Lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes in the mammalian egg: Investigations by micro disc electrophoresis in 15 species of the orders Rodentia, Lagomorpha, Carnivora, Artiodactyla and in man. Hum Genet 19, 253–260 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00278398

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