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Determination of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase activity by blotting, beta-radioluminescence, and
M Akiyama1, J Sugatani, Y Suzuki
1Department of Biochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Shizuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
A simple method for detecting the 1-alkyl-2-[3H]-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine ([3H]acetyl-PAF)-hydrolyzing activity of serum proteins is described. These were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and transferred to polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) membranes. The assay involves measurement of the beta-radioluminescence of [3H]acetyl-PAF on the PVDF membranes with an ultra-high-sensitivity TV camera system. Enzyme activity is detected as a decrease in beta-radioluminescence of [3H]-acetyl-PAF on the blotted membranes, since [3H]acetyl-PAF remains on the membrane but the [3H]acetate released by the enzyme reaction detaches from the membrane. This method has been used to identify PAF acetylhydrolase and phospholipase A2.