title: Further studies on 20beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase with carbonyl reductase-like activity present in liver microsomes of male rats.
abstract: Further characterizations of 20beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (20beta-HSD) present in liver microsomes of male rats were examined. A significant relationship was observed between 20beta-HSD and acetohexamide reductase (AHR) activities in liver microsomes of male rats. The hepatic microsomal 20beta-HSD and AHR preferentially required NADPH as a cofactor. When NADPH was replaced by NADH, NADP or NAD at the same concentration, these reductase activities were little detected. The hepatic microsomal 20beta-HSD and AHR activities in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were much lower than those in the corresponding controls. The hepatic microsomal 20beta-HSD and AHR activities appeared as one main peak, respectively, on DEAE-Sephacel column chromatography, and the peak of 20beta-HSD activity was in good agreement with that of AHR activity. Based on these results, we conclude that 20beta-HSD present in liver microsomes of male rats functions as AHR, and exhibits a carbonyl reductase-like activity.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kamizono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otagiri
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imamura
mesh_terms: D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D003349:Cortisone Reductase / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000201:enzymology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; C064152:acetohexamide reductase; D003349:Cortisone Reductase