title: Preparation and evaluation of fatty acid esters of 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4,5-diphenylimidazole as fluorescent substrates for measurement of lipase activity.
abstract: A series of four aliphatic carboxylic acid esters (acetate, caproate, laurate and palmitate) of 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4,5-diphenylimidazole (HDPI) was prepared. Usefulness of these esters as fluorescent substrates for the measurement of lipase activity was evaluated using a high performance liquid chromatographic method. The hydrolysate, HDPI, could be well separated from each substrate by a reversed-phase column and detected at 440 nm emission (cutoff-filter) with 360 nm excitation. Lipase from Candida cylindracea was used for the investigation. From their kinetic parameters, the caproate and laurate were found to be suitable for the lipase. Using the laurate, from 5 to 500 mU per assay tube of the lipase was determined.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takatani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohkura
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000201:enzymology; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007700:Kinetics; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007093:Imidazoles; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008049:Lipase