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  • Title: Purification of an NAD+-dependent 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase from the human placenta.
    Author: Nagai K, Tsuruta K, Mori N.
    Journal: Prostaglandins Leukot Med; 1987 Feb; 26(2):123-32. PubMed ID: 3470813.
    Abstract:
    We purified 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (PGDH) from the human placenta by gel filtration high performance liquid chromatography (GFHPLC) with spectrophotometric assay for the chromophore of 15-keto PG. Purification steps were as follows; homogenization and centrifugation at 10,000g, for 30 min, ammonium sulfate precipitation, DEAE-cellulose (DE-52), Sephadex G-100 gel filtration, NAD-affinity chromatography (AGNAD type 1), and GFHPLC. The specific activity was increased from 1.5 X 10(-2) unit/mg in the initial supernatant to 1272 X 10(-2) after GFHPLC. PGDH showed a single band on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and the molecular weight determined by GFHPLC and electrophoresis was approximately 50,000 daltons. After 4 months of storage, PGDH in a buffer containing 50% glycerol at -20 degrees C retained 80% of its activity. Michaelis constant for PGE2 was 0.4 microM at pH 7.0 with NAD as a cofactor. These properties of PGDH were compared with the results reported in other literature.
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