Adaptation of a gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase assay to microtiter plates. 1986

P M Silber, and A J Gandolfi, and K Brendel

A kinetic assay for measuring gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) activity has been adapted to microtiter plates and an automated microtiter plate reader. This method permits the simultaneous analysis of enzyme activity in a large number of samples incubated with the chromogenic GGT substrate gamma-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide. A major advantage of this assay over previously reported methods is the substantial reduction in the time needed for measuring sample enzyme activity. In addition, reduction of the total assay volume to 0.28 ml conserves both sample and reagents. This method has been calibrated at 23 degrees C using purified GGT, and used to analyze GGT activity in human sera. The assay is sensitive over a range of 3-200 U/liter.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D005723 gamma-Glutamyltransferase An enzyme, sometimes called GGT, with a key role in the synthesis and degradation of GLUTATHIONE; (GSH, a tripeptide that protects cells from many toxins). It catalyzes the transfer of the gamma-glutamyl moiety to an acceptor amino acid. GGTP,Glutamyl Transpeptidase,gammaglutamyltransferase,gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase,Transpeptidase, Glutamyl,Transpeptidase, gamma-Glutamyl,gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase,gamma Glutamyltransferase
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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