An in vitro screening assay which identifies enzyme inhibitors and allows for the simultaneous assay of many enzymes. Enzyme, substrate, co-factor, etc. concentrations are optimized so that inhibitors of any one of the enzymes in the pathway are equally likely to be detected. Necessarily, the flux of substrate through each enzyme should be nearly the same during the assay, i.e., each of the enzyme catalyzed steps must be equally rate-limiting. Preferably, optimal assay conditions are predicted by computer modeling. Further, the pathway conditions are optimized through variation of enzyme, starting substrate, co-substrate and co-factor concentrations. A positive response is initially detected as a change in the amount of the product generated at the end of the enzyme cascade as compared to a standard. A sample producing a positive result can be deconvoluted.
一种体外筛选酶
抑制剂的方法,允许同时检测多种酶。酶、底物、辅因子等浓度被优化,以便能够同等可能地检测到通路中任何一个酶的
抑制剂。必须保证在检测过程中,每个酶催化步骤的底物通量几乎相同,即每个酶催化步骤必须同等限制速率。最好通过计算机建模预测最佳检测条件。此外,通过变化酶、起始底物、共同底物和辅助因子的浓度来优化通路条件。正反应最初被检测为与标准相比,酶级联结束时产生的产物数量的变化。产生阳性结果的样品可以被解析。