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. 1975 Jun;147(3):513–522. doi: 10.1042/bj1470513

Purification and characterization of two glutathione S-aryltransferase activities from rat liver.

P Askelöf, C Guthenberg, I Jakobson, B Mannervik
PMCID: PMC1165479  PMID: 810139

Abstract

Two forms of glutathione S-aryltransferase were purified from rat liver. The only differences noted between the two forms were in the chromatographic and electrophoretic properties, which permitted the separation of the two species. The molecular weights of the enzyme and its subunits were estimated as about 50000 and 23000 respectively. The steady-state kinetics did no follow Michaelis-Menten kinetics when one substrate concentration was kept constant while the second substrate concentration was varied. Several S-substituted GSH derivatives were tested as inhibitors of the enzymic reaction. The enzyme was inactivated by thiol-group reagents.

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