Human placental indanol dehydrogenase: Some properties of the microsomal enzyme

Abstract
1. Indanol dehydrogenase activity of human placenta was examined in vitro. 2. The enzyme, primarily localized in the particulate fractions of placenta, catalysed conversion of 1-indanol to 1-indanone in the presence of oxidized pyridine nucleotides. 3. Both NAD+ and NADP+ supported the reaction with nearly equal efficiency.