PMID- 1445950 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19921224 LR - 20190609 IS - 0006-3002 (Print) IS - 0006-3002 (Linking) VI - 1160 IP - 2 DP - 1992 Nov 20 TI - Glycyrrhetinic acid bound to 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in rat liver microsomes. PG - 229-34 AB - A binding protein which exhibits high affinity to [3H]glycyrrhetinic-acid in the rat liver microsomal fraction was solubilized with 0.2% Triton DF-18 and then purified to homogeneity. The equilibrium dissociation constant of the [3H]glycyrrhetinic-acid binding reaction and the maximal concentration for the binding of the purified protein, as determined by Scatchard plot analysis, were 27.6 nM and 7.79 nmol/mg protein, respectively. The molecular mass of the subunit (34 kDa) and 30 amino acids of N-terminal sequence of the purified protein were entirely the same as those of the reported 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-HSD). In each purification step, the recovery and purification (fold) of the glycyrrhetinic-acid binding activity corresponded to the values of 11 beta-HSD activity. These results show that the purified [3H]glycyrrhetinic-acid binding protein is 11 beta-HSD. From the molecular mass of 11 beta-HSD (135 kDa) and the maximal concentration of the binding site, it was calculated that one glycyrrhetinic acid molecule binds to one 11 beta-HSD molecule. The inhibitory effects of various glycyrrhetinic-acid derivatives on [3H]glycyrrhetinic acid binding and 11 beta-HSD activity indicate that the C30-carboxyl and C11-carbonyl groups of glycyrrhetinic acid are the principal structures for the 11 beta-HSD inhibition. FAU - Irie, A AU - Irie A AD - Department of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan. FAU - Fukui, T AU - Fukui T FAU - Negishi, M AU - Negishi M FAU - Nagata, N AU - Nagata N FAU - Ichikawa, A AU - Ichikawa A LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PL - Netherlands TA - Biochim Biophys Acta JT - Biochimica et biophysica acta JID - 0217513 RN - EC 1.1.- (Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases) RN - EC 1.1.1.146 (11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases) RN - P540XA09DR (Glycyrrhetinic Acid) SB - IM MH - 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases MH - Animals MH - Binding Sites MH - Glycyrrhetinic Acid/*metabolism MH - Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/antagonists & inhibitors/isolation & purification/metabolism MH - Microsomes, Liver/*enzymology MH - Rats EDAT- 1992/11/20 00:00 MHDA- 1992/11/20 00:01 CRDT- 1992/11/20 00:00 PHST- 1992/11/20 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1992/11/20 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1992/11/20 00:00 [entrez] AID - 0167-4838(92)90012-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/0167-4838(92)90012-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochim Biophys Acta. 1992 Nov 20;1160(2):229-34. doi: 10.1016/0167-4838(92)90012-3.