Browsing by Author "Brown, Natasja"

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    Cape baboon Cytochrome P450 11β-hydroxylases : the characterization of two functional enzymes
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03) Brown, Natasja; Swart, Amanda C.; Swart, P.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Science. Dept. of Biochemistry.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study: 1. Describes the localization of CYP11B1 in the Cape baboon adrenal gland using Western blot analysis. CYP11B1 was localized to the adrenal cortex and medulla. 2. Describes the catalytic activity of CYP11B1 towards 11-deoxycorticosterone and corticosterone in adrenal cortical- and medullary tissue homogenates. Aldosterone formation in the adrenal medulla was identified using an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry method, which was developed in our department. 3. Compares the catalytic activity of three recombinant Cape baboon CYP11B1 cDNAs, expressed in COS-1 cells, towards 11-deoxycorticosterone and 11-deoxycortisol. 4. Describes the determination of the Michaelis-Menten constants and maximum reaction rates of 11-deoxycorticosterone and 11-deoxycortisol utilization by two functional recombinant Cape baboon CYP11B1 cDNAs, respectively. 11-Deoxycorticosterone metabolites were quantified using an enzyme immunoassay kit. 11-Deoxycortisol metabolites were quantified using a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method, which was developed in our department. 5. Describes the homology modeling of two isoforms of Cape baboon CYP11B1 using CYP102 and CYP2C5 as structural templates. The influence of three amino acid residue substitutions, located in the predicted D-E helix, on the catalytic activity of the two CYP11B1 isoforms was examined.
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    n Studie van mitochondriale sitochrome P450 in skaap- en beesbyniere
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999) Brown, Natasja; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of . Dept. of .