Abstract
Thromboxane synthase was localized to the microsomes of human platelets. The enzyme was insensitive to sulfhydryl reagents and thiols but was inhibited by 12L-hydroperoxy-5, 8, 10, 14-eicosatetraenoic acid (concentration for 50% inhibition = 0.1 mM). Treatment of microsomes with Triton X-100 solubilized the enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid to thromboxane B2. The solubilized material was resolved by DEAE-cellulose chromatography into two components, one converting arachidonic acid to prostaglandins G2 and H2 and the other converting prostaglandin H2 to thromboxane B2.
MeSH Terms
Blood Platelets/enzymology
Humans
Kinetics
Oxidoreductases/blood
Prostaglandin Endoperoxides
Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases/blood,isolation & purification
Subcellular Fractions/enzymology
Thromboxane-A Synthase/blood,isolation & purification
Chemicals
Prostaglandin Endoperoxides
Oxidoreductases
Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases
Thromboxane-A Synthase
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Hammarström S
Falardeau P
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