According to my professor in biochemistry and physiology of plants, potassium and sodium are NOT inhibitors of urease.
Makes sense, since those
If I may finish your sentence, "since those are in relatively high concentration in the body...beyond ubiquitous". Still, it is possible that the enzyme does not normally function outside of a cell structure, out of which K and Na are pumped. In the example of Helicobacter Pylori, we would be talking about the stomach, which is acidic. In other words, it might be appropriate to call the enzyme acid-activated than potassium- or sodium-inhibited. 142.59.238.254 (talk) 06:12, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Where does Urease come from?
What I really needed to know is where it comes from and what organisms use it. This article just says some plants, yeasts and bactiriea. That is almost useless information. What plants? What bacteria? What yeasts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.51.38.100 (talk) 10:42, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
^Proposed urea mechanism involving a) bridging hydroxide and b) the terminal hydroxide acts a nucleophileBertini, I. (2007). Biological inorganic chemistry (p. 186). Sausalito, Calif.: University Science Books.
^Proposed urea mechanism involving a) bridging hydroxide and b) the terminal hydroxide acts a nucleophileBertini, I. (2007). Biological inorganic chemistry (p. 186). Sausalito, Calif.: University Science Books.
