TY - JOUR
T1 - ζ-Crystallin from guinea pig lens is capable of functioning catalytically as an oxidoreductase
AU - Rao, P. Vasantha
AU - Zigler, J. Samuel
PY - 1991/1
Y1 - 1991/1
N2 - ζ-Crystallin, a major taxon-specific protein of the guinea pig lens, has been shown to be distantly related to the alcohol/polyol dehydrogenase family and to specifically bind NADPH. The capacity of ζ-crystallin to function catalytically was investigated in the present study. ζ-Crystallin exhibited an NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase activity with 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DCIP). The NADPH:DCIP oxidoreductase activity of ζ-crystallin exhibits a linear response with increasing protein concentration, and saturation kinetics with NADPH and DCIP. This activity was abolished by heat inactivation and immunoadsorption of the protein. Dicumarol, Cibacron blue, manganese, and sulfhydryl reagents were inhibitory.
AB - ζ-Crystallin, a major taxon-specific protein of the guinea pig lens, has been shown to be distantly related to the alcohol/polyol dehydrogenase family and to specifically bind NADPH. The capacity of ζ-crystallin to function catalytically was investigated in the present study. ζ-Crystallin exhibited an NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase activity with 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DCIP). The NADPH:DCIP oxidoreductase activity of ζ-crystallin exhibits a linear response with increasing protein concentration, and saturation kinetics with NADPH and DCIP. This activity was abolished by heat inactivation and immunoadsorption of the protein. Dicumarol, Cibacron blue, manganese, and sulfhydryl reagents were inhibitory.
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U2 - 10.1016/0003-9861(91)90281-M
DO - 10.1016/0003-9861(91)90281-M
M3 - Article
C2 - 1989495
AN - SCOPUS:0026069203
SN - 0003-9861
VL - 284
SP - 181
EP - 185
JO - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
JF - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
IS - 1
ER -