| Assay Method Information | |
| | MAGL Enzymatic Assay (0 minute) |
| Description: | Assessment of MAGL inhibition utilizes human recombinant Monoacylglycerol Lipase and the fluorogenic substrate 7-hydroxycoumarinyl arachidonate (7-HCA, Biomol ST-502). 400 nL of a test compound at decreasing concentration (ranging from 150 μM down to 1.5 nM) was spotted into a 384-well back plate (PerkinElmer, 6007279) using a Labcyte Echo, followed by addition of 10 μL of MAGL enzyme in assay buffer (50 mM HEPES, pH 7.4, 100 mM NaCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 0.1% Triton X-100 and 25% glycerin). An equal volume of 7-HCA in assay buffer with 10% DMSO was added either immediately (T=0 min) or after a 30 minute incubation (T=30 min) to initiate the reaction. The final concentration of MAGL enzyme was 88 μM and 7-HCA substrate was 5 μM. After these dilutions, the final concentration of the test compound ranged from 3 μM to 0.03 nM. The reaction was allowed to progress for 60 minutes, after which the plate was read at an Ex/Em of 340/465. Percent inhibitions were calculated based on control wells containing no compound (0% inhibition) and a control compound (e.g., a MAGL inhibitor whose activity is known or was previously reported in the literature, such as one with about 100% inhibition). IC50 values were generated based on a four parameter fit model using ABASE software from IDBS. See e.g., Wang, Y. et al., A Fluorescence-Based Assay for Monoacylglycerol Lipase Compatible with Inhibitor Screening, Assay and Drug Development Technologies, 2008, Vol. 6 (3) pp 387-393 (reporting an assay for measuring MAGL activity).To measure MAGL inactivation, the same protocol for the (T=0 min) MAGL inhibition IC50 assay was performed with data collected every minute to acquire enzyme progress curves at decreasing concentrations of compound. Kobs values were calculated from this data and kinact/Kl ratios were determined from a plot of Kobs values vs. compound concentrations. |
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