The effect of ouabain on the guinea pig ileum longitudinal smooth muscle: 1. ATPase activities in a sarcolemma-enriched fraction prepared with the aid of divalent cation depletion of the intact muscle

Depletion of divalent cations before fractionation of the longitudinal muscle of the guinea pig ileum yielded a sarcolemma-enriched microsomal fraction free of mitochondria. A major portion of the ATPase activity in the presence of Mg, Na, and K was due to stimulation by Na alone. A further small stimulation by K was demonstrated only in the presence of an activating factor from the 105 000 × g supernatant. Ouabain inhibited only the K activation and had no effect on the Na-stimulated Mg-ATPase.