| Summary: | Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biochemical Sciences Candidate: Tereza Hartmanová Supervisor: Dr. Claudia Staab, Dr. Hans-Jörg Martin, Prof. Ing. Vladimír Wsól, Ph.D. Title of the diploma thesis: Studies on carbonyl reductases 1 and 3 variants with emphasis on S-nitrosoglutathione as substrate and inactivator Human CBR1 and CBR3 (carbonyl reductases 1 and 3) are monomeric, NADPH-dependent enzymes belonging to the short chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily. Although they are highly similar at the amino acid level (72 % identity) the enzymes exhibit considerable differences in substrate specificity. The CBR1 substrate spectrum is well described, including a variety of compounds e.g. the endogenous indol isatin, S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO), prostaglandins, quinones, and many carbonyl group bearing xenobiotics. In contrast, CBR3 shows a distinct and much narrower range of substrates and its role is still not fully clarified. Nevertheless, the dissimilar substrate spectra strongly indicate that CBR1 and CBR3 play different metabolic roles. In the present study, the catalytic properties of CBR1 towards the latest CBR1 substrate described, GSNO, were investigated. CBR3 was assessed for potential GSNO-reducing activity, but no in vitro activity was...
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