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Sigma-Aldrich

β-Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase from Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides

Type V, lyophilized powder, 250-750 units/mg protein

Synonym(s):

(R)-3-Hydroxybutanoate:NAD+ oxidoreductase, 3-HBDH

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CAS Number:
Enzyme Commission number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

type

Type V

Quality Level

form

lyophilized powder

specific activity

250-750 units/mg protein

purified by

chromatography

foreign activity

lactate dehydrogenase ≤0.05%
malate dehydrogenase ≤0.1%

storage temp.

−20°C

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Application

Suitable for the determination of acetoacetate and D(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate by the method of Williamson, D. H., and Mellanby, J., Methods of Enzymatic Analysis, Bergmeyer, H., ed., 2nd edition, 4, 1836 (1974).

Biochem/physiol Actions

In mammalian systems, β-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase is localized on the inner mitochondrial membrane and requires phosphatidyl choline for activity. In contrast, the enzyme from Rhodopseudomonas is a soluble cytosolic enzyme that does not require a phospholipid allosteric activator. The enzyme is required for the utilization of ketone bodies as a source of metabolic energy. It catalyzes the oxidation of 3-hydroxybutyrate to acetoacetate, the first step in the conversion of ketone bodies to citric acid, which is then further metabolized via the tricarboxylic acid cycle (Krebs cycle).

Unit Definition

One unit will oxidize 1.0 μmole of D-β-hydroxybutyrate to acetoacetate per min at pH 7.8 at 37 °C.

Physical form

Lyophilized powder containing Tris buffer salts

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Michel A Sciotti et al.
Chimia, 64(11), 793-798 (2011-01-05)
Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is a regulated therapeutic drug, which naturally occurs in mammalian brain tissues as an intermediate of the GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid) neurotransmitter metabolism. The increasing misuse of GHB as a narcotic or abusing drug in recent
Lara Hasan et al.
Therapeutic drug monitoring, 33(6), 757-765 (2011-11-23)
Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) has become one of the most dangerous illicit drugs of abuse today. It is used as a recreational and date rape drug because of its depressant effect on the central nervous system, which may cause euphoria, amnesia
J Nie et al.
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 21(5), 625-629 (2010-05-13)
This study examined the response of serum biomarkers of cardiac and skeletal muscle damage at rest and after a routine workout of 21 km run in 12 male adolescent (16.2±0.6 years) long-distance runners. Biomarkers of cardiac [troponins (cTnT, cTnI), creatine
Jörn Oliver Sass
Journal of inherited metabolic disease, 35(1), 23-28 (2011-04-12)
Ketone bodies acetoacetate and 3-hydroxy-n-butyric acid are metabolites derived from fatty acids and ketogenic amino acids such as leucine. They are mainly produced in the liver via reactions catalyzed by the ketogenic enzymes mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutary-coenzyme A synthase and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutary-coenzyme A
Yanfeng Zhang et al.
Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica, 43(12), 996-1002 (2011-11-01)
Succinic semialdehyde reductase (SSAR) is an important enzyme involved in γ-aminobutyrate (GABA) metabolism. By converting succinic semialdehyde (SSA) to γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), the SSAR facilitates an alternative pathway for GABA degradation. In this study, we identified SSARs from Geobacter sulfurreducens and

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