Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 25, 1555-1562, Copyright © 1984 by Lipid Research, Inc.
Spectrophotometric determination of lipases, lysophospholipases, and phospholipases
AA Farooqui, WA Taylor, CE Pendley 2d, JW Cox and LA Horrocks
Spectrophotometric techniques for determining the activities of lipases,
lysophospholipases, and phospholipases are reviewed. These methods involve
the use of thioester substrate analogs as well as omega- nitrophenyl
derivatives of the corresponding lipids. The most promising results are
obtained with the thioester substrate analogs. Mono- and diacylglycerol
lipases are assayed by using rac-1-S-decanoyl-1-mercapto- 2,3-propanediol
and rac-1,2-S,O-didecanoyl-1-mercapto-2,3-propanediol, respectively.
Phospholipases A1 and A2 are determined by using rac-1,2-
S,O-didecanoyl-3-phosphocholine-1-mercapto-2,3-propanediol and 2-
hexadecanoylthio-1-ethyl-phosphocholine, respectively. Lysophospholipases
are measured by using 2-hexadecanoylthio-1-ethyl- phosphocholine.
Phospholipase C is assayed with rac-1-S-phosphocholine-
2,3-O-didecanoyl-1-mercapto-2,3-propanediol. Thioester substrate analog
assay procedures are more rapid, sensitive, convenient, continuous, and
less expensive than the classical radiochemical techniques.