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Abstract
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1. The yield of urate oxidase (urate:O2 oxidoreductase, EC 1.7.3.3) extracted from ox-kidney acetone powder by 0.2 M Tris (pH 10.5), was raised 1.5- to 10-fold by addition of a number of thiols, at optimum concentrations of about 8 mM.
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2. These thiols fell into three groups, according to their action on urate oxidase extracts: (i) thioglycollic acid, BAL, mercaptoethanol, penicillamine, and ethanedithiol: (i) thioglycollic acid, BAL, mercaptoethanol, penicillamine, and etahnedithiol: no effect on urate oxidase activity; (ii) cysteine: increasing inhibition with rising concentration, up to 32 mM; (iii) GSH: increasing potentiation up to 8 mM; GSSG had no effect.