In human skin fibroblasts, membrane nucleotide pyrophosphatase hydrolyzed extracellular NAD to yield nicotinamide mononucleotide.
In plain wordsIn cells, a membrane enzyme broke down extracellular NAD to produce nicotinamide mononucleotide.
- Outcome
- Not applicableNAD pyrophosphoric bond hydrolysis
- Study
humann: not reported in source
Intact human skin fibroblasts- Outcome group
- Receptor activity and mechanism · Pharmacology
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Two enzymatic activities affecting extracellular NAD were detected on the plasma membrane, one hydrolyzing the pyrophosphoric bond and yielding nicotinamide mononucleotide (nucleotide pyrophosphatase)
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
The fate of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), AMP, and ADP-ribose supplied to intact human skin fibroblasts was monitored, and the concentrations of intra- and extracellular pyridine and purine compounds were determined by HPLC analysis.