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  • Title: A quantitative cytochemical method for the demonstration of delta5,3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in unfixed tissue sections of rat ovary.
    Author: Robertson WR.
    Journal: Histochemistry; 1979 Feb 21; 59(4):271-85. PubMed ID: 34585.
    Abstract:
    A method for the quantitative measurement of delta5,3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in unfixed tissue sections of rat ovary has been described. The method depends on the oxidation of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and uses nitroblue tetrazolium as the final electron acceptor. Although the dehydrogenase is not a soluble enzyme, polyvinyl alcohol is included in the reaction medium to allow the use of a high substrate concentration whilst employing a low concentration (5%) of dimethyl formamide. The enzyme is equally dependent on NAD+ or NADP+ for its activity and this activity is significantly enhanced by the presence of cyanide. The NADP+ dependence is not abolished by inhibiting nonspecific alkaline phomonoesterase. The activity of delta5,3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase is completely dependent on a functional sulphydryl group. Furthermore, the enzyme activity is totally inhibited in the presence of a steroid substrate analogue at 10(-4) M.
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