ASSAYS FOR NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATES AND TRIPHOSPATES

摘要

Nucleoside diphosphates (NDPs) are detected or measured by following the dephosphorylation of the phosphoenzyme form of nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK), and nucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) are detected or measured by following the phosphorylation of NDPK to its phosphoenozyme form. A typical process involves (a) causing NDP in sample to bind to NDPK phosphoenzyme, or causing NTP in sample to phosphorylate NDPK and (b) detecting a change in a charateristic of the enzyme which differs between its phosphorylated and unphosphorylated forms. This may be aided by labelling the enzyme. Quantitative data can be obtained. Both in vivo and in vitro measurements can be made.