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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 26, 1996 - Issue 2
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Research Article

Enzyme kinetics and substrate selectivities of rat glutathione S-transferase isoenzymes towards a series of new 2-substituted 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzenes

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Pages 143-155 | Received 05 Aug 1995, Published online: 22 Sep 2008
 

Abstract

1. Four different rat glutathione S-transferase (GST) isoenzymes, belonging to three different classes, were examined for their GSH conjugating capacity towards 11 2-substituted 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene derivatives. Significant differences were found in their enzyme kinetic parameters Km, kcat and kcat/Km.

2. Substrates with bulky substituents on the ortho-position appeared to have high affinities (low Km's) for the active site of the GST-isoenzymes, suggesting that there is sufficient space in this area of the active site. A remarkably high Km (low affinity) was found for 2-chloro-5-nitropyridine towards all GST-isoenzymes examined.

3. GST 3-3 catalysed the reaction between GSH and the substrates most efficiently (high kcat) compared with the other GST-isoenzymes. Moreover, GST 3-3 showed clear substrate selectivities towards the substrates with a trifluoromethyl-, chlorine- and bromine-substituent. 1-Chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzonitrile were most efficiently conjugated by all four GST-isoenzymes examined.

4. When the rate of the conjugation reactions was followed, a linear increase of formation of GS-conjugate could be seen for 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzonitrile during a much longer period of time than for 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrebenzene with all GST-isoenzymes examined. Therefore, it is suggested that 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzonitrile might be recommended as an alternative model substrate in GST-research.

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