Novel dynamic flow cytoenzymological determination of intracellular esterase inhibition by BCNU and related isocyanates.
Novel dynamic flow cytoenzymological determination of intracellular esterase inhibition by BCNU and related isocyanates.
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BCNU 和相关异氰酸酯抑制细胞内酯酶的新型动态流式细胞酶学测定。
DOI:
10.1016/0006-2952(87)90027-x
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发表时间:
1987
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
J. Watson
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作者:
C. Dive;P. Workman;J. Watson
We present a novel dynamic flow cytoenzymological demonstration of the potent inhibition by the antitumour chloroethylnitrosourea BCNU of the intracellular hydrolysis of fluorescein diacetate by esterases of viable, intact murine and human tumour cellsin vitro. The BCNU metabonate chloroethyl isocyanate and the related compoundn-butyl isocyanate were also potent inhibitors.I50values were in the range 4.2 × 10−5–2.0× 10−4M. Generally similar quantitative results were obtained for intact cells and sonicates by conventional spectrofluorimetry, and inhibition of purified porcine liver carboxyl esterase (EC 3.1.1.1) was demonstrated. Little or no inhibitory activity was seen with the alkylating agents methyl methane-sulphonate, melphalan and nitrogen mustard. The results are consistent with carbamoylation of the esterase molecules by isocyanates, and this may provide a basis for the flow cytometric determination of intracellular carbamoylation in discrete subpopulations of heterogeneous samples.