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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-8-8
pubmed:abstractText
Estrone sulfatase is an important enzyme which catalyzes the production of estrone from estrone sulfate in a variety of human and animal tissues. We report, for the first time, on the presence of estrone sulfatase activity in thrombocytes from human blood. Incubation of [3H]estrone sulfate in the presence of human thrombocyte lysates resulted in the formation of [3H]estrone as assessed by two-dimensional TLC. Estrone sulfatase activity was localized in the mitochondrial-microsomal fraction in thrombocytes from human blood. The enzyme was thermostable and had an optimum pH of 5.60 in acetate buffer. The highest activity was obtained in the presence of 0.1% of either Nonidet P-40 or Triton X-100. Phosphate ions (1 mM) inhibited the enzyme activity by 64% and similar effects were observed in the presence of platelet-free plasma. Endogenous inhibitors had no effect on the observed enzyme activity under assay conditions as evidenced in this study. The apparent Km value was 3.16 +/- 0.08 microM for [3H]estrone sulfate and V was 188.5 +/- 2.6 (mean +/- SEM, n = 22) pmol.mg protein-1.h-1. Comparison between two thrombocyte preparative procedures provided evidence that thrombocyte estrone sulfatase activity should be measured in thrombocyte samples representing the whole thrombocyte population. This parameter appeared critical for accurate measurements of enzyme activity. The presence of estrone sulfatase activity in human thrombocytes provides a new non-invasive tool for the study of this activity both in physiological and pathological conditions which could be of potential clinical relevance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0960-0760
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
215-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of estrone sulfatase activity in human thrombocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Biologie Hormonale, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Saint-Louis, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article