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It is well known that the amino acids in the blood are distributed between the plasma and inside the cells. This study was conducted to determine whether amino acids can be located adsorbed on blood cell membranes. The amino acid concentration in the deproteinized haemolysed blood was higher than that in the fraction of blood after removal of the blood cell membranes by centrifugation. These results showed that a pool of amino acids representing 21.1% of the whole blood cell amino acids was adsorbed on the blood cell membranes of adult Wistar rats. The non-polar amino acids showed high adsorption on the membrane, whereas out of the polar amino acid group, only the non-ionic amino acids did adsorb.
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Bioquimica i Biologia Molecular. Dept. de Biologia Fonamental i Ciencies de la Salut.
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Picó, C., Pons, A. & Palou, A. A significant pool of amino acids is adsorbed on blood cell membranes. Biosci Rep 11, 223–230 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01136856
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