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20 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase of neonatal pig testis: 3 alpha/beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities catalyzed by highly purified enzyme. 1991

S Ohno, and S Nakajin, and M Shinoda
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan.

Pig testicular 20 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (20 beta-HSD) has also 3 alpha- and 3 beta-HSD (3 alpha/beta-HSD) activities. The purified 20 beta-HSD preparation from neonatal pig testes could catalyze the conversion of 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (5 alpha-DHT) in the presence of beta-NADPH to 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha,17 beta-diol and 5 alpha-androstane-3 beta,17 beta-diol at the ratio of 4:3, and the specific 3 alpha/beta-HSD activity of 20 beta-HSD for 5 alpha-DHT was about 10 or 15 times larger than the 20 beta-HSD activities for 17 alpha-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione (17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone) or progesterone, respectively. The result indicates that the testicular 20 beta-HSD has high 3 alpha(axial, 3R)- and 3 beta(equatorial, 3S)-HSD activity. The testicular 20 beta-HSD could catalyze the reversible conversion of various 5 alpha- or 5 beta-dihydrosteroids which have a 3-carbonyl or 3-hydroxyl group with beta-NADP(H) as the preferred cofactor. The enzyme transferred the 4-proS hydrogen of NADPH to the 5 alpha-DHT for both 3 alpha- and 3 beta-hydroxylation and it was the same as the 20 beta-hydroxylation of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone. Although the 3 alpha/beta-HSD activity has been known to be present in 3 alpha,20 beta-HSD of Streptomyces hydrogenans, the enzymological properties for 3 alpha/beta-HSD activity catalyzed by testicular 20 beta-HSD were different from the properties for 3 alpha/beta-HSD activity catalyzed by prokaryotic 3 alpha, 20 beta-HSD with respect to the specificity of the catalytic reaction and the cofactor requirement.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009249 NADP Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate. A coenzyme composed of ribosylnicotinamide 5'-phosphate (NMN) coupled by pyrophosphate linkage to the 5'-phosphate adenosine 2',5'-bisphosphate. It serves as an electron carrier in a number of reactions, being alternately oxidized (NADP+) and reduced (NADPH). (Dorland, 27th ed) Coenzyme II,Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate,Triphosphopyridine Nucleotide,NADPH,Dinucleotide Phosphate, Nicotinamide-Adenine,Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate,Nucleotide, Triphosphopyridine,Phosphate, Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide
D011374 Progesterone The major progestational steroid that is secreted primarily by the CORPUS LUTEUM and the PLACENTA. Progesterone acts on the UTERUS, the MAMMARY GLANDS and the BRAIN. It is required in EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; PREGNANCY maintenance, and the development of mammary tissue for MILK production. Progesterone, converted from PREGNENOLONE, also serves as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS. Pregnenedione,Progesterone, (13 alpha,17 alpha)-(+-)-Isomer,Progesterone, (17 alpha)-Isomer,Progesterone, (9 beta,10 alpha)-Isomer
D002384 Catalysis The facilitation of a chemical reaction by material (catalyst) that is not consumed by the reaction. Catalyses
D002413 Cations, Divalent Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms with a valence of plus 2, which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis. Divalent Cations
D003349 Cortisone Reductase An enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of a ketone and hydroxy group at C-20 of cortisone and other 17,20,21-trihydroxy steroids. EC 1.1.1.53. 20-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase,3 alpha,20 beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase,20 beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase,Dehydrogenase, 20-beta-Hydroxysteroid,Reductase, Cortisone
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D006900 Hydroxylation Placing of a hydroxyl group on a compound in a position where one did not exist before. (Stedman, 26th ed) Hydroxylations
D006908 Hydroxyprogesterones Metabolites or derivatives of PROGESTERONE with hydroxyl group substitution at various sites.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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