title: Measurement of glutathione requiring enzymes involved in arachidonic acid cascade of rat basophilic leukemia cells.
abstract: Rat basophilic leukemia cells have frequently been employed for investigating the pathways of leukotriene biosynthesis, a class of biologically active arachidonic acid metabolites. However, information is lacking on the levels of selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se-GSH-Px), non-Se-GSH-Px and glutathione S-transferases (GSH-S-Trs), key enzymes involved in fatty acid hydroperoxide metabolism and leukotriene biosynthesis in these cells. Both GSH-S-Trs and non-Se-GSH-Px reactions are catalyzed by the same enzyme. In the present studies, we have measured the enzyme activities of GSH-Px(s) and GSH-S-Trs in the 105,000 X g supernatant fraction of sonified RBL-1 cells. The specific activities for GSH-Px(s) toward H2O2, cumene hydroperoxide, and 15S-hydroperoxy-eicosatetraenoic acid (15S-HPETE) are 12.6, 17.9 and 26.9 nmoles X min-1 X mg-1 protein, respectively. A specific activity of 18.9 nmoles X min-1 X mg-1 protein with 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene was estimated for the GSH-S-Trs. Therefore, the cell fraction that exhibits 5-lipoxygenase activity also contains selenium and non-selenium glutathione peroxidases.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D001491:Basophils / Q000378:metabolism*; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D015289:Leukotrienes; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D051381:Rats; D012643:Selenium / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D015289:Leukotrienes; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; C025086:15-hydroperoxy-5,8,11,13-eicosatetraenoic acid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D005978:Glutathione; D012643:Selenium; C007164:cumene hydroperoxide