The common marmoset Callithrix jacchus encodes two glutathione transferase (GST) enzymes with ketosteroid double-bond isomerase activity. The most active enzyme is CjaGST A3-3 showing a specific activity with 5-androsten-3,17-dione (Δ 5 -AD) of 62.1 ± 1.8 μmol min -1 mg -1 , and a k cat value of 261 ± 49 s -1 . The second ketosteroid isomerase CjaGST A1-1 has a 30-fold lower specific activity with Δ 5 -AD and a 37-fold lower k cat value. Thus, the marmoset CjaGST A3-3 would be the main contributor to the biosynthesis of the steroid hormones testosterone and progesterone, like the human ortholog HsaGST A3-3. Two residues differ in the H-site of the 91.4% sequence identical CjaGST A1-1 and CjaGST A3-3, and modeling of the structures suggests that the bulky phenyl ring of Phe111 in CjaGST A1-1 causes steric hindrance in the binding of the steroid substrate. Tributyltin acetate (IC 50 =0.16 ± 0.004 μM) and ethacrynic acid (IC 50 =3.3 ± 0.2 μM) were found to be potent inhibitors of CjaGST A3-3, as previously demonstrated with the human and equine orthologs.
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