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A spectrophotometric assay for strictosidine synthase. 1987

N J Walton, and S E Skinner, and R J Robins, and M J Rhodes

AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, United Kingdom.

A spectrophotometric assay for strictosidine synthase is described. Strictosidine is extracted with ethyl acetate and, where high substrate concentrations are used, the organic extract is washed with dilute ammonia to remove coextracted secologanin; after evaporation of the solvent, the residue is heated with 5 M H2SO4 for 45 min and the A348 value is measured. Strictosidine production is calculated from the response of similarly treated standards. A minimum production of 10-25 nmol of strictosidine may be determined. The assay is demonstrated using extracts of cultured Cinchona ledgeriana cells.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010946	Plants, Medicinal	Plants whose roots, leaves, seeds, bark, or other constituent parts possess therapeutic, tonic, purgative, curative or other pharmacologic attributes, when administered to man or animals.	Herbs, Medicinal,Medicinal Herbs,Healing Plants,Medicinal Plants,Pharmaceutical Plants,Healing Plant,Herb, Medicinal,Medicinal Herb,Medicinal Plant,Pharmaceutical Plant,Plant, Healing,Plant, Medicinal,Plant, Pharmaceutical,Plants, Healing,Plants, Pharmaceutical
D011714	Pyrans		Pyran
D002929	Cinchona	A genus of rubiaceous South American trees that yields the toxic CINCHONA ALKALOIDS from their bark; QUININE; QUINIDINE; chinconine, cinchonidine and others are used to treat MALARIA and CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS.	Peruvian Bark,Cinchona pubescens,Red Cinchona,Bark, Peruvian,Cinchona, Red,Cinchonas,Cinchonas, Red,Red Cinchonas
D013056	Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet	Determination of the spectra of ultraviolet absorption by specific molecules in gases or liquids, for example Cl2, SO2, NO2, CS2, ozone, mercury vapor, and various unsaturated compounds. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry
D014166	Transferases	Transferases are enzymes transferring a group, for example, the methyl group or a glycosyl group, from one compound (generally regarded as donor) to another compound (generally regarded as acceptor). The classification is based on the scheme "donor:acceptor group transferase". (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 2.	Transferase
D014363	Tryptamines	Decarboxylated monoamine derivatives of TRYPTOPHAN.	Indolylethylamines,Triptan,Triptans
D014748	Vinca Alkaloids	A group of indole-indoline dimers which are ALKALOIDS obtained from the VINCA genus of plants. They inhibit polymerization of TUBULIN into MICROTUBULES thus blocking spindle formation and arresting cells in METAPHASE. They are some of the most useful ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS.	Alkaloids, Vinca
D057888	Iridoid Glucosides	A subclass of iridoid compounds that include a glucoside moiety, usually found at the C-1 position.	Iridoid Glucoside,Iridoidglucoside,Secoiridoid Glucoside,Iridoidglucosides,Secoiridoid Glucosides,Glucoside, Iridoid,Glucoside, Secoiridoid,Glucosides, Iridoid,Glucosides, Secoiridoid
D019759	Carbon-Nitrogen Lyases	Enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of a carbon-nitrogen bond by means other than hydrolysis or oxidation. Subclasses are the AMMONIA-LYASES, the AMIDINE-LYASES, the amine-lyases, and other carbon-nitrogen lyases. EC 4.3.	Carbon Nitrogen Lyases,Lyases, Carbon-Nitrogen
D026121	Indole Alkaloids	Group of alkaloids containing a benzylpyrrole group (derived from TRYPTOPHAN).	Indole Alkaloid,Alkaloid, Indole,Alkaloids, Indole