MODIFIED RADIOISOTOPIC ASSAY FOR MEASURING GLUTAMINE-SYNTHETASE ACTIVITY IN TISSUE-EXTRACTS

被引:119
作者
PISHAK, MR [1 ]
PHILLIPS, AT [1 ]
机构
[1] PENN STATE UNIV,DEPT BIOCHEM & BIOPHYS,ALTHOUSE LAB,UNIVERSITY PK,PA 16802
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10.1016/0003-2697(79)90793-0
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Q5 [生物化学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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A radioisotope assay for the measurement of glutamine synthetase activity has been developed in which tandemly arranged ion-exchange columns of Dowex 1-acetate and Amberlite CG-50 (H+) are used to separate the product, [14C]glutamine, from unreacted [U-14C]glutamate and other labeled compounds, particularly γ-aminobutyrate, that are formed by competing reactions. The technique is sensitive, reproducible, and suitable for multiple determinations. The assay has been used successfully to measure glutamine synthetase activity in neural and nonneural tissues which contain appreciable amounts of glutamate decarboxylase activity. © 1979.
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