Peroxidase catalysed formation of prostaglandins from arachidonic acid

Biochemical Pharmacology
L ZillettiG Sgaragli

Abstract

Horseradish peroxidase and bovine lactoperoxidase (EC 1.11.1.7), when incubated aerobically with arachidonate, gave rise to the formation of substances identified by bioassay as prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha)- and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-like compounds. Boiling of enzymes, which suppressed their capacity to peroxidize guaiacol, also destroyed their capacity to convert arachidonate into PG-like compounds. The rates of formation of PG-like compounds rapidly declined with time, approaching zero after 10 and 20 min for PGE2 alpha- and PGE2-like compounds, respectively. Addition of more enzyme further promoted the reaction. Horseradish and lacto-peroxidases showed optimum pH values of 9.0 and 10.0, respectively. Both enzymes exhibited apparent Km values of about 5 x 10(-5) M for arachidonate. Some reducing agents such as ascorbic acid, NADH and adrenaline dose-dependently inhibited this reaction. The haem poison, phenylhydrazine, also inhibited, with an IC50 of 1 x 10(-7) M. Indomethacin inhibited only the formation of PGE2-like compounds with an IC50 of about 3 x 10(-6) M. As compared to a standard commercial preparation of horseradish peroxidase, the purified horseradish basic and acidic isoenzymes exhibited a higher activity...Continue Reading

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