title: An automated assay for adenylate cyclase using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: An automated high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the assay of 3',5'-cyclic AMP was developed using octylsilica. Total analysis time was 10.1 min, with cAMP eluting at 3 min. As little as 10 pmol of cyclic AMP could be detected by absorption at 260 nm. Peak height and area were linearly related to cyclic AMP concentration over at least two orders of magnitude. The analytical procedure gave good results in the assay of crude microsomal preparations of adenylate cyclase from both bovine brain and sea urchin eggs. The method was used to demonstrate that sea urchin adenylate cyclase is a Ca2+-activated enzyme.
authors: Department of Biology, Purdue University School of Science, Indiana University, Indianapolis 46223.
authors: L J
authors: LJ
authors: Reysz
authors: A G
authors: AG
authors: Carroll
authors: H W
authors: HW
authors: Jarrett
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005260:Female; D008861:Microsomes / Q000201:enzymology; D010063:Ovum / Q000201:enzymology; D012617:Sea Urchins
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D002118:Calcium