标题:A Sensitive Assay of Human Blood Platelet Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase Activity by HPLC Using Fluorescence Derivatization and Its Application to Assessment of Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
摘要:A selective and sensitive HPLC measurement of 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) activity in human platelets using (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)glyoxal (DMPG) as a fluorogenic reagent for guanine and its nucleosides and nucleotides is described. cGMP, a substrate for PDE, and GMP, which was produced by the enzyme reaction, are selectively converted by the reaction with DMPG to the fluorescent derivatives. The derivatives were separated by reversed-phase HPLC. Human platelet PDE activity was measured and the inhibitory effects of several compounds were investigated.