Benzo(a)pyrene-4,5-oxide hydratase: assay, properties, and induction. |
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Authors: | J C Leutz H V Gelboin |
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Institution: | Chemistry Branch National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 20014 USA |
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Abstract: | A simple, rapid and sensitive assay is described for benzo(a)pyrene-4,5-oxide hydratase, an enzyme converting benzo(a)pyrene-4,5-oxide to benzo(a)pyrene-4,5-dihydro-4, 5-diol. The amount of the diol formed is constant with time and protein concentration and is equal to the oxide consumed. The enzyme has no requirements for oxygen or NADPH and is inhibited by 1,1,1-trichloropropylene oxide. The intact enzyme is highly resistant to destruction by proteases, but becomes susceptible to pronase digestion after treatment with detergent. The enzyme is inducible by phenobarbital but not by 3-methylcholanthrene, both inducers of aryl hydrocarbon(benzo(a)pyrene)hydroxylase, which demonstrates the ability to alter the ratio of hydratase to the coupled mixed-function oxygenase. A changed ratio of these two activities may result in altered benzo(a)pyrene metabolism. |
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