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El plasminógeno es el zimógeno de la plasmina, enzima relacionada con la disolución del coágulo sanguíneo. Estudios con plasminas de diferentes especies animales han demostrado mayor afinidad que la plasmina humana por sustratos análogos hechos exclusivamente para ella. Así lo confirman la activación y cinética del sistema plasminógeno/plasmina porcino, que hasta el presente no se habían determinado ni comparado con el humano. En este trabajo se utilizaron, para la purificación del plasminógeno, cromatografía de afinidad y cambio iónico; se utilizó urocinasa para la activación del plasminógeno a plasmina y se determinaron los parámetros cinéticos con el sustrato cromógeno S-2251. Los terminales-N se determinaron por el método de degradación de Edman. La plasmina porcina demostró mayor afinidad (Km) por el sustrato que la plasmina humana, 1,55 y 5,3 mM respectivamente, mientras que la plasmina humana mostró mayor velocidad de conversión del sustrato a producto (0,1 UA/ seg) que la porcina (0,033 UA/seg). Los terminales-N se diferenciaron en los aminoácidos 1 y 3, DPPDDY (porcino) y EPLDDY (humano).
Plasminogen is the zymogen of plasmin, enzyme that is responsible for dissolving blood clots. Studies with plasmins from different animals have demonstrated higher affinity than human plasmin for substrate analogs made exclusively for the latter. This has been confirmed by the activation and kinetics of the porcine plasminogen/plasmin system, which had so far not been determined or compared with the human system. The methods used in this study for purification of plasminogen were affinity and ion exchange chromatographies. Urokinase was used for the activation of plasminogen to plasmin and kinetic parameters were determined with the chromogenic substrate S-2251. The N-terminals were determined by the Edman degradation method. Porcine plasmin showed higher affinity (Km) than human plasmin for the chromogenic substrate, 1.55 mM and 5.3 mM, respectively; contrariwise, human plasmin demonstrated higher velocity in the substrate to product conversion: 0.1 UA/seg) vs. 0.033 UA/seg. The N-terminals differed in the amino acids 1 and 3: DPPDDY (for porcine) and EPLDDY (for human).
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Humanos , Fibrinolisina , Plasminogênio , Humanos , SuínosRESUMO
This study evaluated the phenotypic tests used to differentiate Candida albicans from Candida dubliniensis. A total of 55 isolates from vaginal secretions, oral cavity and hemoculture were studied. They were originally identified as C. albicans, based on their morphological and physiological characteristics. These isolates were tested for colony color development on CHROMagar Candida medium, growth at 45 degrees C on Sabouraud Dextrose agar, lipolytic activity on Tween 80 Agar medium and colony morphology and chlamydoconidia formation on Staib agar medium. Of the 55 isolates studied, seven yielded one or more phenotypic characteristics suggestive of Candida dubliniensis. These isolates were tested by PCR with specific primers for Candida dubliniensis and API ID 32. The seven isolates were confirmed as Candida albicans. All of these finding indicate that DNA based tests should be used for definitive identification of Candida dubliniensis.
