A radioactive assay for acetylcholinesterase using anion-exchange disk |
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Authors: | Richard K Gordon BP Doctor Peter K Chiang |
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Institution: | Division of Biochemistry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D. C. 20012 USA |
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Abstract: | A radioactive assay for acetylcholinesterase is described. The assay is based on the separation of 14C]acetate from 14C]acetylcholine by differential adsorption of the former on DEAE anion-exchange disks. The procedure is simple and sensitive and eliminates the use of ion-exchange resin columns or organic extractions. Moreover, when unpurified enzyme preparations are assayed, linear steady-state kinetics can be observed with this method as contrasted to the nonlinear colorimetric method using acetylthiocholine and dithiobisnitrobenzoate. This method also permits the detection in biological samples of low levels of acetylcholinesterase activity, which is not detectable by the colorimetric method. Using the present radioactive method, cellular levels of acetylcholinesterase have been surveyed in N4TG1 neuroblastoma cells, NG108-15 neuroblastoma x glioma hybrid cells, H9c2 myoblasts, and 3T3-L1 and 3T3-C2 fibroblasts. |
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