A High-Throughput Colorimetric Microplate Assay for Determination of Plasma Arginase Activity.
Methods Mol Biol
; 2620: 273-286, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Arginase, an enzyme involved in the urea cycle, is gaining attention as a critical player in numerous chronic pathologies. Additionally, increased activity of this enzyme has been shown to correlate with poor prognosis in a range of cancers. Colorimetric assays that measure the conversion of arginine to ornithine have long been used to determine the activity of arginase. However, this analysis is hindered by a lack of standardization across protocols. Here, we describe in detail a novel revision of the Chinard's colorimetric assay used to determine arginase activity. Dilution series of patient plasma are plotted to form a logistic function, from which activity can be interpolated by comparison to an ornithine standard curve. Inclusion of patient dilution series rather than a single point increases the robustness of the assay. This high-throughput microplate assay analyzes 10 samples per plate to produce highly reproducible results.
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Arginase
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Colorimetria
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Humans
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En
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Methods Mol Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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