A standard formula for the determination of the initial rate of hydrolysis of carboxymethylcellulose

1985 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. M. Poulsen ◽  
L. W. Petersen
1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 1099-1108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikuláš Chavko ◽  
Michal Bartík ◽  
Evžen Kasafírek

A polarographic study of the hydrolysis of [8-lysine]vasopressin and some hormonogens of the vasopressin series with the blood serum of women in the last week of pregnancy was studied. The dependence of hydrolysis on pH (pH optimum: 7.4-7.50, substrate concentration (Km 1.2 . 10-5M), pH stability and thermal stability were determined. The rate of hydrolysis of individual vasopressin analogues decreases in the order: [8-lysine]vasopressin > Nα-glycyl-prolyl[8-lysine]-vasopressin > Nα-leucyl-[8-lysine]vasopressin > Nα-alanyl-[8-lysine]vasopressin > Nα-phenyl alanyl-[8-lysine]vasopressin > Nα-diglycyl-[8-lysine]vasopressin > Nα-prolyl-[8-lysine]vasopressin > Nα-triglycyl-[8-lysine]vasopressin > Nα-sarcosyl-glycyl-[8-lysine]vasopressin. The degree of hydrolysis gradually increases to a multiple with the length of the pregnancy in consequence of the presence of oxytocine. However, vasopressin is also hydrolysed to a small extent with the enzymes from the blood sera of non-pregnant women. Under similar analytical conditions oxytocin was not hydrolysed with the sera of non-pregnant women and therefore oxytocin is a more suitable substrate than vasopressin for polarographic determination of serum oxytocinase.


1977 ◽  
Vol 166 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
G R J Burns ◽  
C H Wynn

1. The three arylsulphatases of Aspergillus oryzae exhibit pronounced kinetic differences and substrate specificities. Arylsulphatase I hydrolyses all substrates tested, whereas arylsulphatase III will not hydrolyse tyrosine O-sulphate or phenolphthalein disulphate. Arylsulphatase II does not hydrolyse p-nitrophenyl sulphate or phenolphthalein disulphate at appreciable rates in the absence of added phenolic compounds. Phenols such as tyramine increase the rate of hydrolysis of these substances by this enzyme 1000-fold. At pH 6.9 arylsulphatase I exhibits an apparent Km of 0.1 mM for p-nitrophenyl sulphate, whereas the Km of arylsulphatase III for this substrate is 1 mM. 2. These differences were utilized to develop an assay procedure which can be used to determine the separate activities of the three enzymes present in mixtures. This assay has potential use as a means of examining the relative activities of the three enzymes in investigations of the differences in the mechanisms regulating their synthesis.


2001 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 995-1002 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Szabelski ◽  
K Stachowiak ◽  
W Wiczk

Papain activity in a buffer containing Me2SO was studied using fluorogenic substrates. It was found that the number of active sites of papain decreases with increasing Me2SO concentration whereas the incubation time, in a buffer containing 3% Me2SO does not affect the number of active sites. However, an increase of papain incubation time in the buffer with 3% Me2SO decreased the initial rate of hydrolysis of Z-Phe-Arg-Amc as well as Dabcyl-Lys-Phe-Gly-Gly-Ala-Ala-Edans. Moreover, an increase of Me2SO concentration in working buffer decreased the initial rate of papain-catalysed hydrolysis of both substrates. A rapid decrease of the initial rate (by up to 30%) was observed between 1 and 2% Me2SO. Application of the Michaelis-Menten equation revealed that at the higher Me2SO concentrations the apparent values of k(cat)/Km decreased as a result of Km increase and kcat decrease. However, Me2SO changed the substrate binding process more effectively (Km) than the rate of catalysis k(cat).


1984 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 901-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Harjanne

Abstract In this automated kinetic modification of a previous method (Anal Biochem 95: 540-548, 1979) for determining angiotensin-converting enzyme (EC 3.4.15.1), 3-(2- furylacryloyl )-L- phenylalanylglycylglycine is used as the substrate. The change in absorbance at 340 nm is used to monitor hydrolysis of the substrate. The rate of hydrolysis is roughly threefold greater than with previously reported substrates, so assay time and sensitivity are improved.


1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Chaplin ◽  
Margaret L. Green

SummaryA method has been developed for quantitative determination of para-κ-casein, involving spectrophotometric scanning of stained protein bands following polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The rate of hydrolysis of κ-casein in skim-milk at pH 6·6 and 30 °C was compared with that in EDTA-treated skim-milk under the same conditions. This showed that at the visually observed clotting time, at least 90% of the total κ-casein in milk had been hydrolysed. The time course of the reaction was consistent with all the κ-casein molecules being hydrolysed with the same efficiency. The results strongly suggest that essentially all of the κ-casein in milk is equally accessible to rennet action. This is consistent with the casein micelle being porous, or having all the κ-casein on the surface.


2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (34) ◽  
pp. 4121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott A. Trammell ◽  
Rafaela Nita ◽  
Martin Moore ◽  
Dan Zabetakis ◽  
Eddie Chang ◽  
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1965 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 374-379
Author(s):  
Abdel Rahman (Ali) El-Refai ◽  
Laura Giuffrida

Abstract A simple, rapid, and sensitive method was required for the determination of Dipterex and DDVP in water and insecticidal formulations. Existing methods were found to he unsatisfactory. This paper describes a rapid method for the gas chromatographic separation and estimation of Dipterex and DDVP in macro and micro amounts. The sodium thermionic detector (STD) was used, and the GLC conditions are described. A general method for extraction of the two compounds from water solutions was developed and applied in studying the rate of hydrolysis of Dipterex and DDVP in river water. A simple procedure has been developed for analysis of formulations of Dipterex and DDVP. Several commercial formulations have been analyzed by this method with a precision of 1–2% obtained under experimental conditions.


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