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Science 19 August 1966:
Vol. 153. no. 3738, pp. 882 - 883
DOI: 10.1126/science.153.3738.882
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Pancreatic Carboxypeptidases: Activities in Zinc-Deficient Rats

Jeng M. Hsu 1, Janet K. Anilane 2, and David E. Scanlan 2

1 Department of Biochemistry, Johns Hopkins University, and Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
2 Department of Biochemistry, Johns Hopkins University

Zinc deficiency in rats caused decrease in the activity of pancreatic carboxypeptidase A, but it had no effect on pancreatic carboxypepti dase B and liver alcohol dehydrogenase. The observed reduction of enzymic activity may be related to the poor utilization of feed that occurs in zincdeficient rats.

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