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  • Title: Pathways of carbohydrate metabolism in peripheral nervous tissue. I. The contribution of alternative routes of glucose utilization in peripheral nerve and brain.
    Author: Hothersall JS, Baquer NZ, McLean P.
    Journal: Enzyme; 1982; 27(4):259-67. PubMed ID: 7049689.
    Abstract:
    The activities of enzymes of the glycolytic route, the pentose phosphate pathway, the tricarboxylic acid cycle and lipogenesis have been measured in rat sciatic nerve and brain. Parallel studies have been made of the utilization of 14 C-labelled glucose and pyruvate in these two tissues. Comparison of the enzyme profiles and flux through alternative routes was based on activity relative to the rate of glucose phosphorylation as measured by the rate of formation of 3H2O from [2-3H]glucose. The contributions of the pentose phosphate pathway and lipogenesis to glucose utilization were substantially higher in sciatic nerve than brain. The relatively high activity of transketolase (EC 2.2.1.1) and transaldolase (EC 2.2.1.2) suggested a special role for these enzymes in sciatic nerve.
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