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A simple, one-step assay for methyltransferase activity: Direct partitioning of radioactive product into scintillation fluid

✍ Scribed by L. Sankaran; Burton M. Pogell


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1973
Tongue
English
Weight
937 KB
Volume
54
Category
Article
ISSN
0003-2697

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✦ Synopsis


A simple, one-step procedure is described for measurement of the enzymatic transfer of radioactive methyl groups from S-adenosyl-r,-methionine to 0-demethylpuromycin.

Reactions are carried out in small, stoppered scintillation vials and terminated by the addition of 0.1 M sodium borate-5 M NaCl (pH 9) buffer and scintillation fluid. The vials are then shaken to extract radioactive puromycin into the organic phase and directly counted.