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Title: Assay of cysteine dioxygenase activity

Conference · · FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States)
OSTI ID:5618638
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  1. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

It has been proposed that rat liver contains two cysteine dioxygenase enzymes which convert cysteine to cysteinesulfinic acid, one which is stimulated by NAD{sup +} and has a pH optimum of 6.8 and one which is not stimulated by NAD{sup +} and has a pH optimum of 9.0. This led the authors to reinvestigate assay conditions for measuring cysteine dioxygenase activity in rat liver homogenate. An HPLC method, using an anion exchange column (Dionex Amino-Pac{trademark} PA1 (4x250 mm)) was used to separate the ({sup 35}S)cysteinesulfinic acid produced from ({sup 35}S)cysteine in the incubation mixture. They demonstrated that inclusion of hydroxylamine prevented further metabolism of cysteinesulfinic acid. which occurred rapidly in the absence of hydroxylamine.

OSTI ID:
5618638
Report Number(s):
CONF-9004153-; CODEN: FAJOE
Journal Information:
FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States), Vol. 4:3; Conference: 74. annual meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Washington, DC (United States), 1-5 Apr 1990; ISSN 0892-6638
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English