Open AccessChemotherapy Effects on the Activities of Some Purine Metabolic Enzymes in Sera of Ovarian Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Shatha Abd AL- Wadood Al-Shammaree
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
mağallaẗ baġdād li-l-ʿulūm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.167
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2411-7986
pISSN - 2078-8665
DOI - 10.21123/bsj.7.3.1166-1173
Subject(s) - adenosine deaminase , ovarian cancer , 5' nucleotidase , purine , chemotherapy , enzyme , medicine , nucleotidase , cancer , hydrolase , endocrinology , cancer research , biochemistry , adenosine , biology , oncology
Adenosine deaminase (ADA; Ec: 3.5.4.4), 5´- Nucleotidase (5´– NT; Ec: 3.1.3.5), and AMP – amino hydrolase (AMP – deaminase AMPDA; Ec: 3.5.4.6) activities were measured in sera of ovarian cancer patients before surgery, and after chemotherapy.The results indicated that ADA specific activity increased significantly (P