| Assay Method Information | |
| | Inhibition Assay |
| Description: | The inhibition of DGAT-1 activity can be assessed in intestinal microsome preparations by monitoring the incorporation of radiolabeled fatty acyl-CoA into DAG.Methods: Commercial microsomal preparations containing 60 ug of protein are incubated in assay buffer [20 uM 1,2-didecanloyl glycerol, 5 uM 14C decanoyl-CoA, 5 mM MgCl2, 0.4% BSA, 0.1% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), 50 mM HEPES-pH 7.5] in the presence of varying concentrations of inhibitors that are dispensed from 100% DMSO stock solutions. Final assay volumes are 200 uL. Reactions are carried out for 45 minutes in 96-well polystyrene microtiter plates at ambient temperature. Following the ambient temperature incubation, assay mixtures are applied to a 96-well filter plate (Catalog # MSHVN4510, Millipore Inc.; Billerica, Mass.) under vacuum. The filter plate is pre-equilibrated with 100 uL of 70% ethanol followed by 200 uL of assay buffer. Filters are dried, removed and placed in scintillation vials with 4 mL of scintillation cocktail (Catalog #6013329; PerkinElmer Inc.; Waltham, Mass.). De novo 14C-TAG formed in the assay and trapped on the filters is quantified with use of a liquid scintillation counter (Model # LS6500 Beckman Coulter, Inc.; Fullerton, Calif.). The IC50 is defined as the concentration of compound that results in a 50% reduction in TAG synthesis. |
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