title: Glycyrrhetinic acid bound to 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in rat liver microsomes.
abstract: A binding protein which exhibits high affinity to [3H]glycyrrhetinic-acid in the rat liver microsomal fraction was solubilized with 0.2% Triton DF-18 and then purified to homogeneity. The equilibrium dissociation constant of the [3H]glycyrrhetinic-acid binding reaction and the maximal concentration for the binding of the purified protein, as determined by Scatchard plot analysis, were 27.6 nM and 7.79 nmol/mg protein, respectively. The molecular mass of the subunit (34 kDa) and 30 amino acids of N-terminal sequence of the purified protein were entirely the same as those of the reported 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-HSD). In each purification step, the recovery and purification (fold) of the glycyrrhetinic-acid binding activity corresponded to the values of 11 beta-HSD activity. These results show that the purified [3H]glycyrrhetinic-acid binding protein is 11 beta-HSD. From the molecular mass of 11 beta-HSD (135 kDa) and the maximal concentration of the binding site, it was calculated that one glycyrrhetinic acid molecule binds to one 11 beta-HSD molecule. The inhibitory effects of various glycyrrhetinic-acid derivatives on [3H]glycyrrhetinic acid binding and 11 beta-HSD activity indicate that the C30-carboxyl and C11-carbonyl groups of glycyrrhetinic acid are the principal structures for the 11 beta-HSD inhibition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Negishi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
mesh_terms: D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid