title: Effect of storage temperature on the activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase and glutathione S-transferase in rat liver and kidney homogenates.
abstract: The behavior of the catalytic activities of the enzymes superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione S-transferase and glutathione reductase was tested in rat liver and kidney homogenates stored at 4, -20 and -70 degrees C and in corresponding tissue samples stored at -70 degrees C. The stabilities of enzymes were different for various enzymes and were dependent on the organ (liver, kidney) and the storage temperature. The storage temperature of -70 degrees C guaranteed the best stability and the five enzymes investigated were sufficiently stable in preserved tissue samples or in homogenates prepared with conventional mannit/sucrose homogenization solution. Under such conditions, these enzymes were stable over at least 4 or 1 weeks, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University Berlin, FRG.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kühler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klotzek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Henke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism*; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D005615:Freezing; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005980:Glutathione Reductase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase