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Dual activity at an enzyme active site: 3 beta,20 alpha-hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase from fetal blood. 1982

M A Sharaf, and F Sweet

An enzyme exhibiting both 3 beta and 20 alpha steroid reductase activities from calf fetal red blood cells was purified to homogeneity as judged by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. 3 beta,20 alpha-Hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase (3 beta,20 alpha-HSD) was found to be a single-stranded polypeptide with a molecular weight of 55 000 +/- 1 000 by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and Sephadex G-100 chromatography. The amino acid composition of 3 beta,20 alpha-HSD was obtained. 17 beta-Hydroxy-5 alpha-androstan-3-one and progesterone were substrates for the enzyme's 3 beta and 20 alpha reductase activities, respectively, which required NADPH for both 3 beta [Km = 9.4 microM; Vmax = 2.4 nmol min-1 (nmol of enzyme)-1] and 20 alpha [Km = 2.5 microM; Vmax = 2.4 nmol min-1 (nmol of enzyme)-1] reductase activities. 17 beta-Hydroxy-5 alpha-androstan-3-one competitively inhibited (Ki = 35 microM) 20 alpha reduction of progesterone. Incubating 3 beta,20 alpha-HSD with 19-nortestosterone 17-bromoacetate at pH 7.0 and 25 degrees C caused simultaneous, time-dependent, and irreversible losses of 3 beta and 20 alpha activities by a first-order kinetic process. Similar incubations with either of the 3 beta or 20 alpha substrates present at concentrations equal to their respective Km values practically doubled the time required for loss of 3 beta and 20 alpha enzyme activities. These data lead us to conclude that the active site of 3 beta,20 alpha-HSD contains 3 beta and 20 alpha dual activity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D009277 Nandrolone C18 steroid with androgenic and anabolic properties. It is generally prepared from alkyl ethers of ESTRADIOL to resemble TESTOSTERONE but less one carbon at the 19 position. 19-Nortestosterone,Estrenolone,Norandrostenolone,Nortestosterone,17-Hydroxy-Estr-4-Ene-3-One,17beta-Hydroxy-19-Nor-4-Androsten-3-One,17beta Hydroxy 19 Nor 4 Androsten 3 One
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002846 Chromatography, Affinity A chromatographic technique that utilizes the ability of biological molecules, often ANTIBODIES, to bind to certain ligands specifically and reversibly. It is used in protein biochemistry. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Chromatography, Bioaffinity,Immunochromatography,Affinity Chromatography,Bioaffinity Chromatography
D005260 Female Females
D005312 Fetal Blood Blood of the fetus. Exchange of nutrients and waste between the fetal and maternal blood occurs via the PLACENTA. The cord blood is blood contained in the umbilical vessels (UMBILICAL CORD) at the time of delivery. Cord Blood,Umbilical Cord Blood,Blood, Cord,Blood, Fetal,Blood, Umbilical Cord,Bloods, Cord,Bloods, Fetal,Bloods, Umbilical Cord,Cord Blood, Umbilical,Cord Bloods,Cord Bloods, Umbilical,Fetal Bloods,Umbilical Cord Bloods
D006913 Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases Enzymes of the oxidoreductase class that catalyze the dehydrogenation of hydroxysteroids. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 1.1.-. Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase,Dehydrogenase, Hydroxysteroid,Dehydrogenases, Hydroxysteroid
D000345 Affinity Labels Analogs of those substrates or compounds which bind naturally at the active sites of proteins, enzymes, antibodies, steroids, or physiological receptors. These analogs form a stable covalent bond at the binding site, thereby acting as inhibitors of the proteins or steroids. Affinity Labeling Reagents,Labeling Reagents, Affinity,Labels, Affinity,Reagents, Affinity Labeling

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