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Peroxisomes from carp liver can be separated by isopycnic density gradient centrifugation in sucrose. Without reaching complete sedimentation equilibrium, the purification by this method is quite successful. There is a 40-fold enrichment of catalase, the peroxisomal marker, with a total yield of 27%. No pretreatment of animals is necessary for separation from lysosomes, which, besides high fragility, show lower buoyant densities than peroxisomes. The enzyme content of carp liver peroxisomes is similar to that of rat liver, with the exception of α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase, which in this tissue is a completely soluble cytoplasmic enzyme. Total activities are much lower than in the rat, for the characteristic peroxisomal oxidases the difference being in the range of one order of magnitude.
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Goldenberg, H., Hũttinger, M., Kampfer, P. et al. Preparation of peroxisomes from carp liver by zonal rotor censity gradient centrifugation. Histochem J 10, 103–113 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01003417
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