title: Electrochemical assay of plasmin activity and its kinetic analysis.
abstract: A sensitive and convenient electrochemical assay of plasmin activity and its kinetic analysis are described. Thus, a ferrocenyl peptide substrate (FcPS) having a plasmin-specific substrate sequence, Lys-Thr-Phe-Lys, and a Cys residue was prepared and immobilized on a gold electrode through the sulfur-gold linkage. The obtained electrode showed a redox signal based on the ferrocene moiety, suggesting the immobilization of FcPS on the electrode. After treatment of this electrode with plasmin, its electrochemical signal was decreased in proportion to an increase of the amount of plasmin. The detection limit for plasmin in this assay system was as low as 50 ng/ml or 0.15 mU/ml. Real-time monitoring of plasmin reaction on the electrode could also be achieved, and the kinetic parameters of this enzymatic reaction could be determined; for example, the k(cat)/K(m) value was 0.063 microM(-1) s(-1). Furthermore, a quantitative assay for streptokinase as a plasminogen activator was also demonstrated by using this system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohtsuka
authors.forename: Iwao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: Michinori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waki
authors.forename: Shigeori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takenaka
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D005341:Fibrinolysin / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; D013300:Streptokinase; D005341:Fibrinolysin