The purification and properties of NADPH-dependent carbonyl reductases from rat ovary

Journal of Biochemistry
N IwataT Satoh

Abstract

Two carbonyl reductases have been highly purified from rat ovary to apparent homogeneity. Though they have similarities in terms of molecular weight (33,000), substrate specificities, inhibitor sensitivities, amino acid composition, and immunological properties, they differed in pI values (6.0 and 5.9). Both enzymes reduced aromatic aldehydes, ketones, and quinones at higher rates, compared to prostaglandins and 3-ketosteroids, whereas they showed higher affinity for prostaglandins and 3-ketosteroids. The enzymes also catalyzed oxidation of the 9-hydroxy group of prostaglandin F2 alpha. Moreover, they showed the remarkable characteristic of catalyzing the reduction of not only the 9-keto group of prostaglandin E2 but also the 15-keto group of 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin F2 alpha. Both enzymes were inhibited by SH-reagents, quercitrin, indomethacin, furosemide, and disulfiram. The results of immunoinhibition, using antibody against the purified enzymes, indicated that the enzymes were solely responsible for the overall catalytic activities of prostaglandin E series reduction, as well as 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin F2 alpha reduction and prostaglandin F2 alpha oxidation in rat ovarian cytosol. Western-blot analysi...Continue Reading

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