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A sensitive and specific assay for dipeptidyl-aminopeptidase II in serum and tissues by liquid chromatography-fluorometry.

A highly sensitive and specific method for the assay of dipeptidyl-aminopeptidase II ( DAP II) in crude enzyme preparations such as serum and tissue homogenates has been established by using a newly synthesized fluorogenic substrate, 7-Lys-Ala-4-methylcoumarinamide. The enzymatically formed 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. The activities of other aminopeptidases in human serum and rat brain homogenates were completely inhibited by o-phenanthroline without any effect on DAP II activity to permit specific determination of DAP II. The limit of sensitivity for DAP II activity was about 300 fmol/30 min. DAP II activity was found to be increased in sera from cancer patients, in contrast to the decrease in serum DAP IV activity. DAP II activity was found to be unequally distributed in rat brain regions, and the highest activity was found in the hypothalamus.[1]

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  1. A sensitive and specific assay for dipeptidyl-aminopeptidase II in serum and tissues by liquid chromatography-fluorometry. Nagatsu, T., Sakai, T., Kojima, K., Araki, E., Sakakibara, S., Fukasawa, K., Harada, M. Anal. Biochem. (1985) [Pubmed]
 
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