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Abstract
A partition assay was developed to measure insect juvenile hormone (JH) I and III metabolism in biological samples containing both JH esterase and JH epoxide hydrolase activity. The assay utilizes commercially available radiochain 3H-labeled JH as substrate and the selective JH esterase inhibitor 3-octylthio-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-propanone. JH partitions into an isooctane phase and the metabolites JH acid, JH diol, and JH diol-acid into aqueous methanol after incubation of JH substrate with inhibited and uninhibited sample. The assay provides a time- and cost-efficient alternative to the currently available thin-layer chromatography method for the measurement of JH esterase and epoxide hydrolase activity.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3369690 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(88)90257-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anal Biochem ISSN: 0003-2697 Impact factor: 3.365