Method
Reagents
| A. NANA solution | 50 mM: Dissolve 309 mg of N-acetylneuraminic acid (MW = 309) in approx. 15 mL of 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.5, and, after adjusting the pH to 7.5 with 1 N KOH, make up to 20 mL with the same buffer (stable for at least 1 week if stored at 0 5 ℃). |
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| B. LDH solution | Approx. 50 U/mL: Dilute pig heart lactate dehydrogenase (Toyobo, grade II, ammonium sulfate suspension) to approx. 50 U/mL with ice-cold 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.5 (should be freshly prepared). |
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| C. NADH solution | 1.0 mM: Dissolve 7.6 mg of NADH・Na2・3H2O (MW = 763) in 10 mL of 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.5 (should be freshly prepared). |
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| D. Buffer solution | 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer pH 7.5 |
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| E. Enzyme diluent | 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer pH 7.5, containing 0.2 % BSA |
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Procedure
1.Prepare the following reaction mixture in a cuvette (d = 1.0 cm) and equilibrate at 37 ℃ for approximately 5 minutes.
| 1.0 mL | Substrate solution | (A) |
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| 0.5 mL | LDH solution | (B) |
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| 0.5 mL | NADH solution | (C) |
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| 0.4 mL | Buffer solution | (D) |
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| Concentration in assay mixture |
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| Potassium phosphate buffer | 50 mM |
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| NANA | 20 mM |
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| NADH | 0.2mM |
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| LDH | Approx. 10 U/mL |
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2.Add 0.1 mL of the enzyme solution* and mix by gentle inversion.
3.Record the decrease in optical density at 340 nm against water for 3 to 4 minutes with a spectrophotometer thermostated at 37 ℃, and calculate the ΔOD per minute from the initial linear portion of the curve (ΔOD test). At the same time, measure the blank rate (ΔOD blank) using the same method in the test except that the enzyme diluent (E) is added instead of the enzyme solution.
*Dissolve the enzyme preparation in ice-cold enzyme diluent (E) and dilute to 0.10.3 U/mL with the same buffer, immediately before the assay.
Calculation
Activity can be calculated by using the following formula :
= ΔOD/min×4.02×df
Weight activity (U/mg) = (U/mL)×1/C
| Vt | : Total volume (2.5 mL) |
| Vs | : Sample vol ume (0.1 mL) |
| 6.22 | : Millimolar extinction coefficient of NADH (cm2/micromole) |
| 1.0 | : Light path length (cm) |
| df | : Dilution factor |
| C | : Enzyme concentration in dissolution (c mg/mL) |
REFERENCES
1)D.G.Comb and S.Roseman; J.Biol.Chem., 235, 2529 (1960).
2)D.G.Comb and S.Roseman; Meth.Enzymol., 5, 391 (1960).
3)S.B.Arden, W.Chang and L.Barksdale; J.Bacteriol., 112, 1260 (1972).
4)Y.Uchida, Y.Tsukada and T.Sugimori; Agric.Biol.Chem., 49, 181 (1985).
5)P.Burunetti, A.Swanson and S.Roseman; Meth.Enzymol., 6, 465 (1963).
6)K.Taniuchi, Y.Miyamoto, Y.Uchida, K.Chifu, M.Mukai, N.Yamaguchi, Y.Tsukada, T.Sugimori, K.Doi and S.Baba; J.Med.Technol. (Japanese), 7, 403 (1979).
7)K.Sugahara, K.Sugimoto, O.Nomura and T.Usui; Clin.Chim.Acta, 108, 493 (1980).
8)Mahn-Joo Kim,William J.Hennen,H.Marcel Sweers and Chi-Huey Wong; J.Am.Chem.Soc.,110, 6481 (1988).
9)Ethan S.Simon,Mark D.Bednarski,and George M.Whitesides; J.Am.Chem.Soc.,110, 7159 (1988).
Table 1. Effect of Various Chemicals on N-Acetylneuraminic acid aldolase
[The enzyme dissolved in 0.1 M Tris-HCI buffer, pH 7.5 (5 U/mL) was incubated at 30 ℃ for 1hr.]
| Chemical | Concn.(mM) | Residual activity(%) |
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| None | – | 100 |
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| Metal salt | 2.0 | |
| MgCl2 | | 107 |
| CaCl2 | | 87 |
| Ba(OAc)2 | | 95 |
| FeCl3 | | 89 |
| CoCl2 | | 93 |
| MnCl2 | | 98 |
| ZnSO4 | | 92 |
| NiCl2 | | 99 |
| CuSO4 | | 64 |
| Pb(OAc)2 | | 87 |
| AgNO3 | | 0 |
| HgCl2 | | 0 |
| Chemical | Concn.(mM) | Residual activity(%) |
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| PCMB | 2.0 | 0 |
| NEM | 2.0 | 103 |
| NaF | 2.0 | 100 |
| NaN3 | 20 | 100 |
| EDTA | 5.0 | 95 |
| o-Phenanthroline | 2.0 | 100 |
| α,α′-Dipyridyl | 2.0 | 101 |
| Borate | 50 | 86 |
| Triton X-100 | 0.10 % | 109 |
| Na-cholate | 0.10 % | 95 |
| SDS | 0.10 % | 0 |
| Tween 40 | 0.10 % | 96 |
| Span 85 | 0.10 % | 93 |
Ac, CH3CO; PCMB, p-Chloromercuribenzoate; NEM, N-Ethylmaleimide; EDTA, Ethylenediaminetetraacetate;SDS, Sodium dodecyl sulfate.

Fig.1. Stability (Powder form)
(kept under dry conditions)

Fig.2. Stability (Powder form)
(kept under dry conditions)

Fig.3. pH-Activity
37 ℃, 5 min-reaction in 50 mM buffer solution : pH 5.0-6.0, acetate; pH 6.0- 9.0, K-phosphate; The enzyme activity was assayed by the 2,4-dinitroplenylhydradine method.

Fig.4. Temperature activity
5 min-reaction in 50 mM K-phosphate buffer pH 7.5, The enzyme activity was assayed by the 2,4-dinitroplenylhydradine method.

Fig.5. pH-Stability
10 ℃, 25 hr-treatment with 50 mM buffer solution : pH 4.0-6.0, acetate; pH 6.0-9.0, K-phosphate ; pH 9.0-10.0, borate.

Fig.6. Thermal stability
30 min-treatment with 50 mM K-phosphate buffer, pH 7.5, enzyme concentration.: 20 U/mL
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