title: Rapid preparation of a relatively stable, partially purified lipoprotein lipase from perfused rat heart.
abstract: Rat hearts, extensively washed with cold 0.15 M NaCl solution, were perfused with 5 ml of 0.15 M NaCl containing 16 U of heparin and 10% glycerol to release endothelium-bound lipoprotein lipase. Approximately 100 mU of enzyme activity could be released from each heart (weighing about 1.7 g). Several hearts could be sequentially perfused with the same heparin solution to enrich it in lipase activity. When compared with other equally rapid and frequently used sources of rat lipoprotein lipase (such as heart acetone powder or postheparin plasma), our enzyme preparation had a much higher specific activity suggesting that a greater purification level had been already achieved in a single step. In addition, this lipoprotein lipase preparation contained only trace amounts of lipids, was stable for an hour at 37 degrees C and retained 75% of its activity after 10 days at 4 degrees C. The described procedure is a quick way to prepare a soluble, partially purified and relatively stable lipoprotein lipase that may be useful especially for the in vitro preparation of triacylglycerol-rich lipoprotein remnants.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008055:Lipids / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology*; D010477:Perfusion; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase