a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
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The 5ʹ-nucleotidase, xanthine oxidase and other biochemical parameters were measured by colorimetric tests.
Faridah Yusof, Atheer Awad Mehde, Wesen Adel Mehdi, Hamid Ghazali, Azlina Abd Rahman 2015, 'Study the effect of kidney stones on serum xanthine oxidase, ecto-5ʹ-nucleotidaseactivity and E3 SUMO-protein ligase NSE2 (NSMCE2) in Malaysian individuals', Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicinehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115001112. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It also inhibits the phosphatases involved in the metabolism of phosphoinositides and phosphoadenylate 3′-nucleotidase.
A. S. Mikosha, O. I. Kovzun, M. D. Tronko 2017, 'Biological effects of lithium – fundamental and medical aspects', Ukrainian Biochemical Journalhttp://ukrbiochemjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mikosha_3_17.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase overexpression and silencing have both been demonstrated to be toxic for mammalian cultured cells.
Simone Allegrini, Daniela Nicole Filoni, Alvaro Galli, Anita Collavoli, Rossana Pesi,Marcella Camici, Maria Grazia Tozzi 2013, 'Expression of bovine cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase (cN-II) in yeast: nucleotide poolsdisturbance and its consequences on growth and homologous recombination.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3656857?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For the first time presence of 5′-nucleotidase in venom was found in this group of snakes.
Aleksandra Bocian, Małgorzata Urbanik, Konrad Hus, Andrzej Łyskowski, Vladimír Petrilla,Zuzana Andrejčáková, Monika Petrillová, Jaroslav Legáth 2016, 'Proteomic Analyses of Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix Venom Using 2D Electrophoresisand MS Techniques', Toxinshttp://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/12/372. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)