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Preparation and high-performance liquid chromatography of 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phospho(/sup 35/S)sulfate with a predetermined specific activity

Journal Article · · Anal. Biochem.; (United States)

3'-Phosphoadenosine-5'-phospho(35S)sulfate (PAP/sup 35/S) was prepared by incubating ATP and carrier-free H/sup 2/(/sup 35/)SO/sub 4/ with a 100,000g supernatant fraction prepared from chick embryo chondrocytes. The product was partially purified by paper electrophoresis and mixed with unlabeled PAPS to give a solution of PAP/sup 35/S with a specific activity and a concentration approximating those required for the desired metabolic studies. The product was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography on an anion-exchange column to determine the proportion of the /sup 35/SO/sub 4/ cpm and A260 material found in the PAPS and other contaminating nucleotides. The PAP/sup 35/S was purified further by preparative high-performance liquid chromatography. The exact specific activity of the PAP/sup 35/S was then determined by using this PAP/sup 35/S preparation as the SO/sub 4/ donor in a sulfotransferase reaction using a microsomal preparation from the chick embryo chondrocytes as the enzyme and an /sup 3/H-labeled oligosaccharide as the SO/sub 4/ acceptor. The sulfated oligosaccharide was then isolated and the number of /sup 3/H and /sup 35/SO/sub 4/ counts per minute in this product were used to calculate the specific activity of the donor. The features of this generally useful approach for preparing PAP/sup 35/S of any desired specific activity and concentration are discussed.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana
OSTI ID:
5980227
Journal Information:
Anal. Biochem.; (United States), Journal Name: Anal. Biochem.; (United States) Vol. 2; ISSN ANBCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English