A Direct Colorimetric Assay for Ca2+ -stimulated ATPase Activity

Overview

Journal Anal Biochem

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1986 Sep 1

PMID 2946250

Citations 249

Authors

K M Chan

D Delfert

K D Junger

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Abstract

A simple and rapid colorimetric assay for measuring the high affinity Ca2+-ATPase activity in subcellular fractions is presented. With this method a one-step addition of a malachite green/molybdate/polyvinyl alcohol reagent to the assay mixture at the end of the incubation period is all that is required for the spectrophotometric quantification of the phosphomolybdate-malachite green complex. The presence of polyvinyl alcohol allows the quantification of released phosphate without having to separate it from protein. We have validated this assay by characterizing the high affinity Ca2+-ATPase activity in isolated rat liver microsomes. Comparable Ca2+-ATPase activities in rat liver microsomes and adipocyte plasma membranes were found when measured with this colorimetric assay and an isotopic assay. This method is applicable to the measurement of other types of ATPase activities.

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