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Methods for Determining the Rates of Catalase Synthesis and Destruction in vivo

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ALTERATIONS in the amount of enzyme in a tissue can result from changes in the rate of synthesis or of destruction. The demonstration that 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole irreversibly inactivates catalase in the liver1 without interfering with its resynthesis2, and allyl-isopropyl acetamide blocks synthesis of new catalase3 suggested that these compounds might be used as tools for studying the kinetics of catalase synthesis and destruction in vivo.

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PRICE, V., RECHCIGL, M. & HARTLEY, R. Methods for Determining the Rates of Catalase Synthesis and Destruction in vivo. Nature 189, 62–63 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189062a0

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