Abstract
Summary
The demonstration of an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing synthetic substrates such as p- and o-nitrophenyl glucosides and the naturally occurring glucoside, cycasin, using skin as the enzyme source, indicates this to be the site for cycasin deglucosylation and its conversion to the active aglycone in subcutaneously injected newborn rats. Its broader physiologic significance is still unknown. Most probably this “short-term activity” enzyme is only one of several enzymes present during tissue maturation.
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