| Assay Method Information | |
| | Aldosterone Synthase Inhibition Assay |
| Description: | The aldosterone synthase inhibition assay employs cynomolgus adrenal gland mitochondria as the source of aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2). Mitochondria are prepared from frozen cynomolgus monkey adrenal glands according to Method A described in by J. D. McGarry et al. (Biochem. J., 1983, 214, 21-28), with a final resuspension in the AT buffer described in R. Yamaguchi et al. (Cell Death and Differentiation, 2007, 14, 616-624), frozen as aliquots in liquid nitrogen and stored at -80° C. until use. Assays are performed in 96-well format in a final volume of 60 uL/well, containing 100 mM potassium phosphate, pH 7.4, 1% (v/v) DMSO, and additionally, 2 uM of corticosterone and 6 mg of mitochondrial protein. Reactions are started by the addition of NADPH to 1 mM and allowed to proceed for 60-90 minutes at 37° C. Reactions are terminated by the addition of 60 uL of acetonitrile. One hundred microliters are then transferred to a glass filter plate and centrifuged at 570xg. |
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