Studies on the Activities of Certain Enzymes of Carbohydrate and Amino Acid Metabolism in Normal, Chronic Cervicitis and Malignant Human Cervix Uteri

Abstract

Results reported here suggest that malignant human cervix uteri show a doubtful increase or no change in respiratory activity. The transamination of aspartate and deamidation of glutamine show, respectively, a decrease and an increase. No significant difference is observed in the formation of glutamate from 2-oxoglutarate. Respiration in chronic cervicitis tissue does not appear to be significantly changed. There is a decrease in aspartate amino-transferase and alanine aminotransferase and increase in glutaminase.