Measurement of glyoxalase activities.
Measurement of glyoxalase activities.
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DOI:
10.1042/bst20140010
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发表时间:
2014-04-01
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3.9
通讯作者:
Thornalley, Paul J
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作者:
Arai, Makoto;Nihonmatsu-Kikuchi, Naomi;Thornalley, Paul J
Glyoxalase I catalyses the isomerization of the hemithioacetal formed non-enzymatically from methylglyoxal and glutathione to S-D-lactoylglutathione. The activity of glyoxalase I is conventionally measured spectrophotometrically by following the increase in A240 for which the change in molar absorption coefficient Deltaepsilon240=2.86 mM⁻·cm⁻. The hemithioacetal is pre-formed in situ by incubation of methylglyoxal and glutathione in 50 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 6.6) at 37°C for 10 min. The cell extract is then added, the A240 is monitored over 5 min, and the initial rate of increase in A240 and hence glyoxalase I activity deduced with correction for blank. Glyoxalase I activity is given in units per mg of protein or cell number where one unit is the amount of enzyme that catalyses the formation of 1 mumol of S-D-lactoylglutathione per min under assay conditions. Glyoxalase II catalyses the hydrolysis of S-D-lactoylglutathione to D-lactate and glutathione. Glyoxalase II activity is also measured spectrophotometrically by following the decrease in A240 for which the change in molar absorption coefficient Deltaepsilon240=-3.10 mM⁻·cm⁻. It is given in units per mg of protein or cell number where one unit is the amount of enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of 1 mumol of S-D-lactoylglutathione per min under assay conditions. Glyoxalase I and glyoxalase II activity measurements have been modified for use with a UV-transparent microplate for higher sample throughput.