| Assay Method Information | |
| | Inhibition Assay |
| Description: | Acetylcholinesterase extracted from human erythrocytes (buffered aqueous solution, ≧500 units/mg, Sigma Aldrich) is diluted in a 20 mM HEPES buffer pH8, 0.1% Triton X-100, to obtain a standard solution with 2.5 units of enzyme activity/ml. 100 μL of a 0.3 mM 5,5-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) solution in a pH 7.4 phosphate buffer are introduced into a 96-well plate, followed by 50 μL of compound to be tested in solution in DMSO and 50 μL of enzyme solution. After 5 min of preincubation, the reaction is initiated by injecting 50 μL of 10 mM acetylthiocholine iodide solution. Hydrolysis of the acetylthiocholine is followed by the formation of the anion 5-thio-2-nitrobenzoate, produced by the reaction of the DTNB with the thiocholine released by the enzymatic hydrolysis of the acetylthiocholine, by means of a microplate reader (TECAN Infinite M200, Lyon, France) at a wavelength of 412 nm per minute for 10 minutes. Donepezil is used as a reference product. |
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