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A method for assaying orotate phosphoribosyltransferase and measuring phosphoribosylpyrophosphate.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2437825     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An orotate phosphoribosyltransferase, OPRTase, assay method which relies upon binding reactant [3H]orotic acid and product [3H]orotidine-5'-monophosphate to polyethyleneimine-impregnated-cellulose resin and collecting on a GFC glass fiber filter is presented. Elution with 2 X 5 ml of 0.1 M sodium chloride in 5 mM ammonium acetate removes all of the orotate and leaves all of the product orotidine monophosphate (OMP) bound so that it may be measured in a scintillation counter. It was found that the addition of 10 microM barbituric acid riboside monophosphate to the reaction mixture prevented the conversion of OMP to UMP and products of UMP. The assay is suitable for measurement of OPRTase activity with purified enzyme or in crude homogenates. A modification of this scheme using commercially available yeast OPRTase and 10 microM of unlabeled OMP provides an assay for phosphoribosylpyrophosphate with a sensitivity such that 10 pmol of PRPP may be measured.
Authors:
D J Hupe; N D Behrens
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Analytical biochemistry     Volume:  161     ISSN:  0003-2697     ISO Abbreviation:  Anal. Biochem.     Publication Date:  1987 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-05-22     Completed Date:  1987-05-22     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370535     Medline TA:  Anal Biochem     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  20-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cattle
Cells, Cultured
Cellulose / analogs & derivatives
Methods
Orotate Phosphoribosyltransferase / analysis*
Orotic Acid
Pentosephosphates / analysis*
Pentosyltransferases / analysis*
Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate / analysis*
Polyethyleneimine / analogs & derivatives
Uridine Monophosphate / analogs & derivatives,  analysis
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Pentosephosphates; 0/polyethyleneimine-cellulose; 2149-82-8/orotidylic acid; 58-97-9/Uridine Monophosphate; 65-86-1/Orotic Acid; 7540-64-9/Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate; 9002-98-6/Polyethyleneimine; 9004-34-6/Cellulose; EC 2.4.2.-/Pentosyltransferases; EC 2.4.2.10/Orotate Phosphoribosyltransferase

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