scholarly journals An improved spectrophotometric assay for leucine aminopeptidase

1987 ◽  
Vol 242 (1) ◽  
pp. 281-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
R E Beattie ◽  
D J S Guthrie ◽  
D T Elmore ◽  
C H Williams ◽  
B Walker
Keyword(s):  
Leucine Aminopeptidase ◽  
Spectrophotometric Assay ◽  
Sensitive Assay ◽  
Spectrophotometric Measurement ◽  
Thiol Ester ◽  
Nitrobenzoic Acid ◽  
Specificity Constant ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

A sensitive assay to determine the activity of leucine aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.1), using L-leucine thiobenzyl ester as substrate, was developed. Hydrolysis of the ester by leucine aminopeptidase can be monitored in the presence of 5,5-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) by continuous spectrophotometric measurement at 412 nm. Comparison with some amide substrates showed that the thiol ester provides a much more sensitive assay, its specificity constant (Vmax./Km) being some 3000-fold higher than that of leucine p-nitroanilide.

Quantification of small-scale heterogeneity in aquatic aminopeptidase activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 127-140
Author(s):  
BM Gaas ◽  
JW Ammerman
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll Fluorescence ◽  
Leucine Aminopeptidase ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Aminopeptidase Activity ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Analysis Instrument ◽  
Sequential Samples ◽  
Degree Of Confidence ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) is one of the enzymes involved in the hydrolysis of peptides, and is sometimes used to indicate potential nitrogen limitation in microbes. Small-scale variability has the potential to confound interpretation of underlying patterns in LAP activity in time or space. An automated flow-injection analysis instrument was used to address the small-scale variability of LAP activity within contiguous regions of the Hudson River plume (New Jersey, USA). LAP activity had a coefficient of variation (CV) of ca. 0.5 with occasional values above 1.0. The mean CVs for other biological parameters—chlorophyll fluorescence and nitrate concentration—were similar, and were much lower for salinity. LAP activity changed by an average of 35 nmol l-1 h-1 at different salinities, and variations in LAP activity were higher crossing region boundaries than within a region. Differences in LAP activity were ±100 nmol l-1 h-1 between sequential samples spaced <10 m apart. Variogram analysis indicated an inherent spatial variability of 52 nmol l-1 h-1 throughout the study area. Large changes in LAP activity were often associated with small changes in salinity and chlorophyll fluorescence, and were sensitive to the sampling frequency. This study concludes that LAP measurements in a sample could realistically be expected to range from zero to twice the average, and changes between areas or times should be at least 2-fold to have some degree of confidence that apparent patterns (or lack thereof) in activity are real.

The effect of polymeric and model imidazolium halides on the rate of hydrolysis of 4-acetoxy-3-nitrobenzoic acid

1985 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 845-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miloslav Šorm ◽  
Miloslav Procházka ◽  
Jaroslav Kálal
Keyword(s):  
Catalyst Concentration ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Imidazolium Chloride ◽  
First Order ◽  
Nitrobenzoic Acid ◽  
Rate Of Hydrolysis ◽  
Acid Catalyzed ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Ethanol In Water ◽  
Direct Attack

The course of hydrolysis of an ester, 4-acetoxy-3-nitrobenzoic acid catalyzed with poly(1-methyl-3-allylimidazolium bromide) (IIa), poly[l-methyl-3-(2-propinyl)imidazolium chloride] (IIb) and poly[l-methyl-3-(2-methacryloyloxyethyl)imidazolium bromide] (IIc) in a 28.5% aqueous ethanol was investigated as a function of pH and compared with low-molecular weight models, viz., l-methyl-3-alkylimidazolium bromides (the alkyl group being methyl, propyl, and hexyl, resp). Polymers IIb, IIc possessed a higher activity at pH above 9, while the models were more active at a lower pH with a maximum at pH 7.67. The catalytic activity at the higher pH is attributed to an attack by the OH- group, while at the lower pH it is assigned to a direct attack of water on the substrate. The rate of hydrolysis of 4-acetoxy-3-nitrobenzoic acid is proportional to the catalyst concentration [IIc] and proceeds as a first-order reaction. The hydrolysis depends on the composition of the solvent and was highest at 28.5% (vol.) of ethanol in water. The hydrolysis of a neutral ester, 4-nitrophenyl acetate, was not accelerated by IIc.

Thiol ester derivatives of leucine as substrates for leucine aminopeptidase

1987 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-233
Author(s):  
R. E. BEATTIE ◽  
B. WALKER ◽  
D. T. ELMORE ◽  
C. H. WILLIAMS
Keyword(s):  
Leucine Aminopeptidase ◽  
Thiol Ester ◽  
Derivatives Of

Hydrolysis of Phosphopeptides. II. Leucine Aminopeptidase Hydrolysis of Free and O-Phosphorylated Serine Peptides.

1965 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 1566-1574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Fölsch ◽  
Lars Strid ◽  
Olof Mellander ◽  
Olof Mellander ◽  
Merv Hinton
Keyword(s):  
Leucine Aminopeptidase ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Spectrophotometric Determination of Carbaryl in Grains

1982 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-34
Author(s):  
Kalapanda M Appaiah ◽  
Rasamsetti Ramakrishna ◽  
Kadari R Subbarao ◽  
Omprakash Kapur
Keyword(s):  
Spectrophotometric Determination ◽  
Absorption Maximum ◽  
Potassium Hydroxide ◽  
Oxidizing Agent ◽  
Spectrophotometric Measurement ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Abstract A method has been developed for determining carbaryl (1-naphthyl N-methyl carbamate) in grains, based on hydrolysis of carbaryl with methanolic potassium hydroxide to 1-naphthol, reaction with 4-aminophenazone in the presence of alkaline oxidizing agent, and spectrophotometric measurement at the absorption maximum at 475 nm. The relationship between absorbance and concentration is linear in the range of 0.5-20 μg/mL. The method can be applied to levels as low as 0.3 ppm carbaryl in grains.

scholarly journals Active-site modification of native and mutant forms of inosine 5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli K12

1980 ◽  
Vol 191 (2) ◽  
pp. 533-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry J. Gilbert ◽  
William T. Drabble
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Enzyme Inactivation ◽  
Enzyme Hydrolysis ◽  
Thiol Groups ◽  
Imp Dehydrogenase ◽  
Nitrobenzoic Acid ◽  
Saturation Kinetics ◽  
Mutant Forms ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

IMP dehydrogenase of Escherichia coli was irreversibly inactivated by Cl-IMP (6-chloro-9-β-d-ribofuranosylpurine 5′-phosphate, 6-chloropurine ribotide). The inactivation reaction showed saturation kinetics. 6-Chloropurine riboside did not inactivate the enzyme. Inactivation by Cl-IMP was retarded by ligands that bind at the IMP-binding site. Their effectiveness was IMP>XMP>GMP»AMP. NAD+ did not protect the enzyme from modification. Inactivation of IMP dehydrogenase was accompanied by a change in λmax. of Cl-IMP from 263 to 290nm, indicating formation of a 6-alkylmercaptopurine nucleotide. The spectrum of 6-chloropurine riboside was not changed by IMP dehydrogenase. With excess Cl-IMP the increase in A290 with time was first-order. Thus it appears that Cl-IMP reacts with only one species of thiol at the IMP-binding site of the enzyme: 2–3mol of Cl-IMP were bound per mol of IMP dehydrogenase tetramer. Of ten mutant enzymes from guaB strains, six reacted with Cl-IMP at a rate similar to that for the native enzyme. The interaction was retarded by IMP. None of the mutant enzymes reacted with 6-chloropurine riboside. 5,5′-Dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid), iodoacetate, iodoacetamide and methyl methanethiosulphonate also inactivated IMP dehydrogenase. Reduced glutathione re-activated the methanethiolated enzyme, and 2-mercaptoethanol re-activated the enzyme modified by Cl-IMP. IMP did not affect the rate of re-activation of methanethiolated enzyme. Protective modification indicates that Cl-IMP, methyl methanethiosulphonate and iodoacetamide react with the same thiol groups in the enzyme. This is also suggested by the low incorporation of iodo[14C]acetamide into Cl-IMP-modified enzyme. Hydrolysis of enzyme inactivated by iodo[14C]acetamide revealed radioactivity only in S-carboxymethylcysteine. The use of Cl-IMP as a probe for the IMP-binding site of enzymes from guaB mutants is discussed, together with the possible function of the essential thiol groups.

Spectrophotometric assay for urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity.

1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1180-1185 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Horak ◽  
S M Hopfer ◽  
F W Sunderman
Keyword(s):  
Renal Insufficiency ◽  
Coefficient Of Variation ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Nickel Chloride ◽  
Spectrophotometric Assay ◽  
Enzymic Hydrolysis ◽  
Experimental Induction ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Urine Specimens ◽  
Healthy Persons

Abstract An improved assay for N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity in urine is described that involves (a) gel filtration to separate the enzyme from inhibitors in urine, (b) enzymic hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide at pH 4.4, and (c) spectrophotometry of the liberated p-nitrophenylate. Measurements of activity of the enzyme in 58 urine specimens correlated closely (r = 0.9998) with results by an established procedure. The within-run coefficient of variation (CV) was 3.7%; the between-run CV averaged 6.8%. Reference values for the activity were established by assays of urine specimens from 135 healthy persons, age two weeks to 52 years. Efficacy of the assay for detection of nephrotoxicity was demonstrated in rats after experimental induction of reversible renal insufficiency by intraperitoneal injection of nickel chloride. Clinical application of the assay in approximately 1000 patients corroborated its utility for detection and monitoring of renal disorders.

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