| Assay Method Information | |
| | Factor D Esterolytic Assay |
| Description: | An established esterolytic assay for the measurement of Factor D activity and inhibition of Factor D activity was used (Kam, C. M.; McRae, B. J.; Harper, J. W.; Niemann, M. A.; Volanakis, J. E.; Powers, J. C. Human complement proteins D, C2, and B Active site mapping with peptide thioester substrates. J Biol. Chem. 1987, 262, 3444-3451). For this assay Z-Lys-SBzl, 1.29 mM (Kim, S.; Narayana, S. V. L; Volanakis, J. E. Mutational analysis of the substrate binding site of human complement Factor D. Biochemistry. 1994, 33, 14393-14399) was used as the substrate for Factor D (104 mM). Hydrolysis of this compound by Factor D liberated a free sulfhydryl group which is then reacted with 5,5′-dithiobis(2nitrobenzoic acid) producing an intense yellow color (Habeeb, A. F. S. A. Reaction of protein sulfhydryl groups with Ellman's Reagent. Methods in Enzymol. 1976, 25, 457-464). The assays were performed in 96 well microtiter plates and rates of hydrolysis were monitored at 405 nm on a Biotek Synergy H1 plate reader. Hydrolysis rates were reported as change in mOD/min. The assay was conducted in 100 mM HEPES, 500 mM NaCl, pH 7.5 containing 10% DMSO in a final volume of 50 μL per well. |
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