title: Purification of human hepatic glutathione S-transferases and the development of a radioimmunoassay for their measurement in plasma.
abstract: A purification scheme is described for six human hepatic glutathione S-transferases from a single liver. Five of the transferases comprised Ya monomers and had a molecular mass of 44 000. The remaining enzyme comprised Yb monomers and had a molecular mass of 47 000. Data are presented demonstrating that there are at least two distinct Ya monomers. A radioimmunoassay has been developed that has sufficient precision and sensitivity to allow direct measurement of glutathione S-transferase concentrations in unextracted plasma. A comparison of aminotransferase and glutathione S-transferase levels, in three patients who had taken a paracetamol overdose, indicated that glutathione S-transferase measurements provided a far more sensitive index of hepatocellular integrity than the more conventional aminotransferase measurements.
mesh_terms: D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000097:blood / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase