A rapid and sensitive method to measure the enzymatic activity of ribosome-inactivating proteins

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作者
Brigotti, M [1 ]
Barbieri, L [1 ]
Valbonesi, P [1 ]
Stirpe, F [1 ]
Montanaro, L [1 ]
Sperti, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Patol Sperimentale, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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10.1093/nar/26.18.4306
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A method is described in which the adenosine-N-glycosidase activity of ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) is measured using as substrate a 2251 bp [H-3]DNA obtained by PCR amplification of the 731-2981 region of the pBR322 plasmid, The DNA, labelled in the purine ring of adenine, proved a good substrate for all three RIPs tested (PAP-S, ricin and shiga-like toxin I). The method, which measures directly the [H-3]adenine released, is highly specific, extremely rapid and quantitative in a wide range of RIP concentrations.
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页码:4306 / 4307
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