Purification and characterization of rat testicular glutathione S-transferases:role in the synthesis of eicosanoids

作     者：D.Anuradha K.VeeraReddy T.CharlesKumar S.Neeraja P.R.K.Reddy P.Reddanna 

作者机构：School of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad Hyderabad-500 046 IndiaSchool of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad Hyderabad-500 046 IndiaSchool of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad Hyderabad-500 046 IndiaSchool of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad Hyderabad-500 046 IndiaSchool of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad Hyderabad-500 046 IndiaSchool of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad Hyderabad-500 046 India 

出 版 物：《Asian Journal of Andrology》 (亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2000年第2卷第4期

页      面：277-282页

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学科分类：1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：testis glutathione transferase leukotrienes prostaglandins 

摘      要：Aim: Purification of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) from rat testis; separation and identificationunits and their role in eicosanoid biosynthesis. Methods: Purification of mt testicular GSTs by affit?phy, employing S-hexylglutathione-linked epoxy-activated Sepharose 6B column and separation of indiby reverse phase-high pressure liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Characterization of affinity purified,um dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and Westem blot analysis. The roGSTs in eicosanoid biosynthesis was determined by incubating GSTs with 5, 6-Leukotriene A_4Me (prostaglandin H_2 (PGH_2) and analyzing the products formed on HPLC/TLC. Results: The present stumajority of rat testicular GSTs are of Y_b size (60%) with molecular weight of 27 kDa. The most preunits, however, are GST Y_(n2) (27% ), followed by GST Y_c (24% ) and GST Y_(nl) (20%). These testiculavery high Leukotriene C_4 (LTC_4) synthase activity with 5, 6-Leukotriene A4Me (LTA_4Me) as theprostaglandin D (PGD) synthase activity with prostaglandin H_2 (PGH_2) as the substrate. Conclusion:testicular GSTs are Y_b sized and are involved in the synthesis of eicosanoids like LTC_4 and PGD_2.(Asian J Androl 2000 Dec; 2: 277-282)