Abstract
The effect of polyamines on the activity of cAMP-dependent protein kinase from rat liver was determined. It has been shown that polyamines inactivate the enzyme in the decreasing order of activity: spermine > spermidine > putrescine. This effect is due to inhibition of the catalytic subunit. On the other hand, binding of cAMP to the regulatory subunit of the enzyme is not affected by polyamines. It is suggested that the inhibition of protein kinase by polyamines is a general phenomenon.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1481-1484 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Life Sciences |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 1978 |