Abstract
We report the characterization of two enzymes that catalyze NAD+- dependent 9-cis-retinol dehydrogenase activity in rat liver cytosol. Alcohol dehydrogenase class I (ADHI) contributes >80% of the NAD+-dependent 9-cis- retinol dehydrogenase activity recovered, whereas alcohol dehydrogenase class II (ADHII), not identified previously at the protein level, nor characterized enzymatically in rat, accounts for ~2% of the activity. Rat ADHII exhibits properties different from those described for human ADHII. Moreover, rat ADHII-catalyzed rates of ethanol dehydrogenation are markedly lower than octanol or retinoid dehydrogenation rates. Neither ethanol nor 4- methylpyrazole inhibits the 9-cis-retinol dehydrogenase activity of rat ADHII. We propose that ADHII represents the previously observed additional retinoid oxidation activity of rat liver cytosol which occurred in the presence of either ethanol or 4-methylpyrazole. We also show that human and rat ADHII differ considerably in enzymatic properties.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 43-52 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology |
| Volume | 1476 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 3 2000 |
Keywords
- Alcohol
- Dehydrogenase
- Oxidoreductase
- Retinoic acid
- Vitamin A
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