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Inorganic pyrophosphatase in mineralizing hamster molars

III. Influence of diphosphonates

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1. The influence of three diphosphonates, ethane-1-hydroxy 1.1 diphosphonate (EHDP), methane-diphosphonate (MDP) and dichloromethane diphosphonate (Cl2MDP) on the inorganic alkaline pyrophosphatase activity in hamster molars has been investigated. All three diphosphonates inhibit the enzyme activity. 2. The inhibition by the three diphosphonates appears to be primarily due to their complexation with a bivalent cation which is not Mg2+, and which acts as a cofactor for the enzyme. 3. For the diphosphonate EHDP, the inhibition is, moreover, in part due to a competition between MgPP 2−1 and MgEHDP2−.

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1. L'effet de trois diphosphonates, de l'ethane-1-hydroxy 1.1, diphosphonate (EHDP), de méthane-diphosphonate (MDP) et de dichlorométhane diphosphonate (Cl2MDP) sur l'activité en pyrophosphatase alcaline inorganique a été étudié au niveau des molaires de hamsters. 2. L'inhibition des trois diphosphonates parait surtout liée à leur complexation par un cation bivalent qui n'est pas le Mg2+ et qui agit comme un co-facteur pour l'enzyme. 3. Pour le diphosphonate EHDP, l'inhibition est provoquée partiellement, en outre, par l'antagonisme entre MgPP 2−i et MgEHDP2−.

Zusammenfassung

1. Der Einfluß von 3 Diphosphonaten, nämlich Aethan-1-hydroxy-1,1-Diphosphonate (EHDP), Methandiphosphonat (MDP) und Dichloromethandiphosphonat (Cl2MDP) auf die Aktivität der anorganischen alkalischen Pyrophosphatase in Hamstermolaren wurde untersucht. 2. Die Hemmung durch die 3 Diphosphonate scheint vor allem auf ihre Komplexierung mit einem bivalenten Kation zurückzuführen zu sein, welches nicht Mg2+ ist und als Cofaktor für das Enzym wirkt. 3. Beim EHDP wird die Hemmung zudem teilweise durch eine Kompetition zwischen MgPP 2−i und MgEHDP2− hervorgerufen.

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Wöltgens, J.H.M., Bonting, S.L. & Bijvoet, O.L.M. Inorganic pyrophosphatase in mineralizing hamster molars. Calc. Tis Res. 13, 151–157 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015405

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