Abstract
Changes in the activity of gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT, EC 2.3.2.2) during development in rats were investigated. The activity of GGT in fetal liver increased rapidly immediately before birth, reached a maximum at birth and then decreased rapidly within a week after birth to nearly the level in adult rat liver. In contrast, placental GGT showed higher activity at an early stage (from day 13 to day 15) of the gestation period, but the activity decreased in the last part of fetal life. The activity in the amniotic fluid increased significantly just before birth, in parallel with the increase of activity in the fetal liver. No change of activity in the uterine wall was observed throughout gestation. The kinetic and immunological properties of partially purified GGTs from fetal liver and placenta were almost identical with those of adult liver GGT. However, the activity of soluble GGT in fetal liver was less effectively inhibited by antibody against adult kidney GGT. Thus, it is likely that at least one isozyme of GGT is present in the soluble fraction of fetal liver.
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