THE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE METABOLIC PATHWAY IN THE HUMAN ERYTHROCYTE: III. THE STABILITY OF THE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE METABOLIC SYSTEM IN PRESERVED ERYTHROCYTES

Abstract

The activity of the enzymes of the pentose phosphate metabolic pathway in the dialyzed stroma-free hemolyzate (SFH) from human red cells remains unaltered after prolonged storage of the blood in acidified citrate dextrose (ACD) medium at 4 °C.Erythrocytes from children with galactosemia were found to have normal transketolase and transaldolase activity.