Measurement of Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II (NAALADase) Enzyme Activity by the Hydrolysis of [3H]-N-Acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG)

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The hydrolysis of monophosphoinositide by soluble extracts from rat brain is described. Diglyceride and inositol monophosphate are liberated along with a small amount of free fatty acids. Hydrolysis of the lipid is optimal at pH 5.4 in acetate buffer. The reaction is stimulated by calcium ions or by high concentration of monovalent cations and, to a less extent, by long-chain cationic amphipathic compounds. Enzyme activity is lost on dialysis of the brain extract and can be restored by diffusible factor(s). Some differences in the conditions for hydrolysis of mono- and tri-phosphoinositides are noted.


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Shan Liu ◽  
Jeonyun Yun ◽  
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Zujun Deng ◽  
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Resveratrol in Polygonum cuspidatum is a β-glycoside, which can be hydrolyzed to resveratrol by β-glucosidase. it is an efficient production process to degrade polydatin from Polygonum cuspidatum extract by immobilized β-glucosidase. It is of great significance to explore suitable immobilization conditions to improve the catalytic efficiency and reusability of β-glucosidase for polydatin degradation and cost reduction. In this paper, the recombinant Escherichia coli bgl2238, which was screened and constructed from corn soil of Heilongjiang Province in the early laboratory, was immobilized by chitosan adsorption and glutaraldehyde crosslinking. The preparation conditions and immobilization process of bgl2238 were determined by single factor method: the optimal crosslinking time was 1 h, the optimal crosslinking temperature was 20 °C, the recovery rate of enzyme activity of bgl2238 was 87 %, and the enzyme activity was 859.65 mU/g. The optimum temperature of the immobilized bgl2238 is 50 °C, which is 6 °C higher than that of the free bgl2238, and the temperature stability and pH stability are improved. After six consecutive hydrolysis of Polygonum cuspidatum, the degradation rate of polydatin is still over 70 %, which proves that the immobilized bgl2238 has good reusability. This will be helpful to evaluate the application prospect of β - glucosidase immobilized in this system and determine the best conditions for its production.


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Glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) expression in brain is increased by inflammation, and reduces NAAG (N-acetyl aspartyl glutamate) stimulation of mGluR3 signaling. Genetic insults in this signaling cascade are increasingly linked to cognitive disorders in humans, where increased GCPII and or decreased NAAG-mGluR3 are associated with impaired prefrontal cortical (PFC) activation and cognitive impairment. As aging is associated with increased inflammation and PFC cognitive deficits, the current study examined GCPII and mGluR3 expression in the aging rat medial PFC, and tested whether GCPII inhibition with 2-(3-mercaptopropyl) pentanedioic acid (2-MPPA) would improve working memory performance. We found that GCPII protein was expressed on astrocytes and some microglia as expected from previous studies, but was also prominently expressed on neurons, and showed increased levels with advancing age. Systemic administration of the GCPII inhibitor, 2-MPPA, improved working memory performance in young and aged rats, and also improved performance after local infusion into the medial PFC. As GCPII inhibitors are well-tolerated, they may provide an important new direction for treatment of cognitive disorders associated with aging and/or inflammation.


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