3'-5' cAMP phosphodiesterase in pig liver nuclei.

: cAMP phosphodiesterase was partially purified from pig liver nuclei and some of its properties were investigated. The enzyme is a low km PDE. Inhibition by xanthine derivatives is in line with the behaviour of PDE from other mammalian sources, while small differences are observed towards nucleotides inhibitors. The enzyme is a chromatin-bound protein although no specific location related to transcriptional function could be demonstrated.