Use of purified lyophilized human lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme 5 in a study of measuring lactate dehydrogenase activity.

1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1774-1776 ◽  
Author(s):  
D A Smith ◽  
G C Moses ◽  
A R Henderson

Abstract We examined the stability of human lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.27) isoenzyme 5--purified to a specific activity of about 400 kU/g--when lyophilized in a buffered, stabilized matrix of bovine albumin. This isoenzyme was prepared with a final activity of about 500 U/L and stored at -20, 4, 20, 37, and 56 degrees C for as long as six months. This isoenzyme decayed with approximate first-order kinetics, with an estimated half-life at -20 degrees C of about 475 years. Stability of reconstituted samples stored at 20 or 4 degrees C was poor, suggesting that the reconstituted material should be used without delay; material stored at -20 degrees C showed excellent stability for 15 days. We propose that such preparations might be further investigated as standards for use in electrophoresis of lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes.


1986 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 758-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
D A Smith ◽  
G C Moses ◽  
A R Henderson

Abstract We examined the stability of human lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.27; LD) isoenzymes 1, 2, and 3--purified to specific activities of about 200 kU/g--when lyophilized in a buffered stabilized matrix of bovine albumin. Each isoenzyme was prepared at two activity concentrations and stored at -20, 4, 20, 37, and 56 degrees C for as long as six months. LD-1 activity decayed with zero-order kinetics, LD-2 and LD-3 with first-order kinetics. The extrapolated half-lives of these preparations at -20 degrees C varied between 80 and 530 years. Stability of reconstituted samples stored at 4 degrees C was excellent for LD-1 but poor for LD-2 and LD-3. We suggest that preparations of human LD-1 be further investigated as a possible reference material.



2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Alarjah

Background: Prodrugs principle is widely used to improve the pharmacological and pharmacokinetic properties of some active drugs. Much effort was made to develop metronidazole prodrugs to enhance antibacterial activity and or to improve pharmacokinetic properties of the molecule or to lower the adverse effects of metronidazole. Objective: In this work, the pharmacokinetic properties of some of monoterpenes and eugenol pro metronidazole molecules that were developed earlier were evaluated in-vitro. The kinetic hydrolysis rate constants and half-life time estimation of the new metronidazole derivatives were calculated using the validated RP-HPLC method. Method: Chromatographic analysis was done using Zorbbax Eclipse eXtra Dense Bonding (XDB)-C18 column of dimensions (250 mm, 4.6 mm, 5 μm), at ambient column temperature. The mobile phase was a mixture of sodium dihydrogen phosphate buffer of pH 4.5 and methanol in gradient elution, at 1ml/min flow rate. The method was fully validated according to the International Council for Harmonization (ICH) guidelines. The hydrolysis process carried out in an acidic buffer pH 1.2 and in an alkaline buffer pH 7.4 in a thermostatic bath at 37ºC. Results: The results followed pseudo-first-order kinetics. All metronidazole prodrugs were stable in the acidic pH, while they were hydrolysed in the alkaline buffer within a few hours (6-8 hr). The rate constant and half-life values were calculated, and their values were found to be 0.082- 0.117 hr-1 and 5.9- 8.5 hr., respectively. Conclusion: The developed method was accurate, sensitive, and selective for the prodrugs. For most of the prodrugs, the hydrolysis followed pseudo-first-order kinetics; the method might be utilised to conduct an in-vivo study for the metronidazole derivatives with monoterpenes and eugenol.



2008 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Zvezdanovic ◽  
Dejan Markovic

The stability of chlorophylls toward UV irradiation was studied by Vis spectrophotometry in extracts containing mixtures of photosynthetic pigments in acetone and n-hexane. The chlorophylls underwent destruction (bleaching) obeying first-order kinetics. The bleaching was governed by three major factors: the energy input of the UV photons, the concentration of the chlorophylls and the polarity of the solvent, implying different molecular organizations of the chlorophylls in the two solvents.



1978 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 480-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
D W Mercer

Abstract Lactate dehydrogenase (LD) isoenzymes 1 and 2 in human serum were separated on a column of diethylaminoethyl-Sephadex. Samples layered on mini-columns were eluted with buffered sodium chloride (100, 150, and 200 mmol/liter). Lactate dehydrogenase activity in column effluents was measured by the Wacker method, and their isoenzyme content was evaluated by electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gel. Results for column-fractionated LD-1 and LD-2 were expressed in two ways: LD-1/LD-2 ratios and total LD-1 + LD-2 activities. The former is a more specific indicator of myocardial infarction than the latter. Sera from 10 patients with acute myocardial infarction (increased creatine kinease isoenzyme MB activity) exhibited ratios in the range of 0.92 to 1.56, ratios for 10 patients without heart disease (normal creatine kinase MB) ranged from 0.33 to 0.69.



Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gong-Liang Zhang ◽  
Hong-Yan Wu ◽  
Ying Liang ◽  
Jie Song ◽  
Wei-Qi Gan ◽  
...  

The influence of 11 kinds of oxygen-containing sulfur flavor molecules was examined on β-carotene stability under UVA irradiation in ethanol system. Both the effects of sulfides on dynamic degradation of β-carotene and the relation between structure and effect were investigated. The oxidation products of β-carotene accelerated by sulfides under UVA irradiation were also identified. The results indicated that the disulfides had more obvious accelerative effects on the photodegradation of β-carotene than mono sulfides. The degradation of β-carotene after methyl (2-methyl-3-furyl) disulfide (MMFDS), methyl furfuryl disulfide (MFDS) and bis(2-methyl-3-furyl) disulfide (BMFDS) exposure followed first-order kinetics. Furan-containing sulfides such as MMFDS and BMFDS showed more pronounced accelerative effects than their corresponding isomers. The oxidation products were identified as 13-cis-β-carotene, 9,13-di-cis-β-carotene and all-trans-5,6-epoxy-β-carotene. These results suggest that both the sulfur atom numbers and the furan group in oxygen-containing sulfides play a critical role in the photooxidation of β-carotene.



1975 ◽  
Vol 30 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 466-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermann Esterbauer ◽  
Helmward Zöllner ◽  
Norbert Scholz

Abstract 1. GSH reacts with conjugated carbonyls according to the equation: G SH+R-CH=CH-COR⇆R-CH(SG)-CH2-COR. The forward reaction follows second order, the reverse reaction first order kinetics. It is assumed that this reaction reflects best the ability of conjugated carbonyls to inactivate SH groups in biological systems. 2. The rate of forward reaction increases with pH approx. parallel with αSH. Besides OH- ions also proton donors (e. g. buffers) increase the rate. The catalytic effect of pH and buffer is inter­ preted in view of the reaction mechanism. 3. The equilibrium constants as well as the rate constants for forward (k1) and reverse reaction show an extreme variation depending on the carbonyl structure. Acrolein and methyl vinyl ketone (kt = 120 and 32 mol-1 sec-1 , resp.) react more rapidly than any other carbonyl to give very stable adducts (half-lives for reverse reaction 4.6 and 60.7 days, resp.). Somewhat less reactive are 4-hydroxy-2-alkenals and 4-ketopentenoic acid (k1 between 1 and 3 mol-1 sec-1), but they also form very stable adducts showing half-lives between 3.4 and 19 days. All other carbonyl studied react either very slowly (e. g. citral, ethly crotonate, mesityl oxide, acrylic acid) or form very labile adducts (crotonal, pentenal, hexenal, 3-methyl-butenone). Comparing biological activities of con­ jugated carbonyls their reactivity towards HS (k1) and the stability of the adducts must be considered.



1975 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael M Chang ◽  
Tai Wha Chung

Abstract We show an example of the importance of specifying the form of isoenzyme and source of indicator enzymes to be used in coupled enzymatic assays. When we compared H4 (pig heart) and M4 (rabbit muscle) isoenzymes of lactate dehydrogenase for their suitability as indicator enzymes in the assay for alanine aminotransferase activity, we found that about fourfold as much M4 as H4 was required in terms of lactate dehydrogenase activity to reflect accurately equivalent amounts of alanine aminotransferase activity. Moreover, the substrate specificities of the two isoenzymes differed quantitatively.



1983 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
PJM Van Haaster ◽  
PR Van Der Heijden

Extracellular cAMP induces chemotaxis and cell aggregation in dictyostelium discoideum cells. cAMP added to a cell suspension is rapidly hydrolyzed (half-life of 10 s) and induces a rapid increase of intracellular cGMP levels, which reach a peak at 10 s and recover prestimulated levels at about 30 s. This recovery is not due to removal of the stimulus because the nonhydrolyzable analogue adenosine 3',5'-monophosphorothioate-Sp- stereoisomer (cAMPS) induced a comparable cGMP response, which peaked at 10 s, even at subsaturating cAMPS concentrations. When cells were stimulated twice with the same cAMP concentration at a 30-s interval, only the first stimulus produced a cGMP response. Cells did respond to the second stimulus when the concentration of the second stimulus was higher than that of the first stimulus. By increasing the interval between two identical stimuli, the response to the second stimulus gradually increased. Recovery from the first stimulus showed first-order kinetics with a half-life of 1-2 min. The stimulation period was shortened by adding phosphodieterase to the cell suspension. The cGMP response was unaltered if the half-life of cAMP was reduced to 2 S. The peak of the transient cGMP accumulation still appeared at 10 s even when the half- life of cAMP was 0.4 s; however, the height of the cGMP peak was reduced. The cGMP response at 10 s after stimulation was diminished by 50 percent when the half-life of 10(-7) M cAMP was 0.5 s or when the half-life of 10(-8) M cAMP was 3.0 s. These results show that the cAMP signal is transduced to two opposing processes: excitation and adaptation. Within 10 s after addition of cAMP to a cell suspension the level of adaptation reaches the level of excitation, which causes the extinction of the transduction of the signal. Deadaptation starts as soon as the signal is removed, and it has first-order kinetics with a half-life of 1-2 min.



1950 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 703-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. W. Sheppard ◽  
W. R. Martin

The exchange of potassium between cells and plasma of heparinized human blood has been studied in vitro using the radioactive isotope K42. The changes in cell and plasma specific activity are characteristic of a simple two-compartment system. The mean of seven determinations of the exchange rate at 38°C. is 1.8 per cent of the cellular potassium per hour. The results indicate that at 38°C. the rate is relatively insensitive to oxygenation or reduction of the hemoglobin, and to 1200 r of gamma radiation. With varying temperature the rate follows pseudo first order kinetics with a Q10 of 2.35. Below 15°C. the rate of loss of potassium exceeds the rate of uptake.



2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Badherdine Sidani ◽  
Dimitris Makris

The purpose of this study was an examination on the stability and colour enhancement of red grape pomace anthocyanins in a juice model matrix, and the effect of the addition of natural antioxidants. The approach was based on a juice-like liquid medium (10.1?Brix, pH 3.48), which was used as the model matrix to test the effect of the addition of natural antioxidants (L-cysteine, ascorbic acid, catechin and quercetin) on the degradability of anthocyanin pigments, extracted from grape pomace. It was found that treatment of the model solutions at 80?C induced anthocyanin decomposition, which obeyed first order kinetics. Addition of increasing amounts of antioxidants, including L-cysteine, ascorbic acid, catechin and quercetin, did not provoke a proportional impact, either positive or negative, with regard to anthocyanin stability. The best stabilising effect was seen after addition of ascorbic acid and catechin at concentrations of 4 and 2 mg L-1, respectively (P < 0.001). Quercetin, however, was demonstrated a very efficient co-pigment, inducing an increase in A520 by 63%, at pH 5.6 and a copigment-to-pigment ratio of 10.



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