title: Determination of protein-bound phosphate by continuous flow analysis: automated procedure for the determination of alkali-labile phosphate.
abstract: A method is described for the specific, quantitative determination of protein-bound phosphorus by a continuous flow procedure using a Technicon AutoAnalyzer. It is based on the exceptional alkali lability of serine phosphate linkages to beta-elimination when the serine residues are present in a polypeptide chain. The results are reproducible within about 3, 5, or 10%, respectively, when the analytical sample contains about 100, 10, or 3 nmol of protein-bound P. The presence of less than 1 nmol protein-bound P can be detected. The method tolerates wide variations of the pH and ionic composition of the sample, making it suitable for the automatic, serial analysis of chromatographic effluent fractions. Low-molecular-weight phosphomonoesters, ribonucleic acid (phosphodiester), and nucleotide phosphates (pyrophosphate) do not react measurably. Carboxyphenyl phosphate is partially hydrolyzed (10-15%). In contrast, the release of P from various phosphoproteins is quantitative.
mesh_terms: D000468:Alkalies; D001322:Autoanalysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000032:analysis; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D000468:Alkalies; D010710:Phosphates; D010750:Phosphoproteins