Published December 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Modified radiometric assay for 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase

  • 1. Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Princeton, NJ

Description

A radiometric assay for measuring the activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase is described. The assay is based on the separation of the mevalonate product from HMG-CoA by high-voltage electrophoresis. This method is more sensitive and more specific than the NADPH-based spectrophotometric assay, and less tedious than available radiometric assays. It has been used to measure HMG-CoA reductase activity in crude extracts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and in human skin fibroblasts

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Journal Title
Lipids
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
12
Series
Lipids.
Journal Page Range
966-970
ISSN
0024-4201