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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
A continuous recording fluorescence assay was developed for cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP). The assay measures the increase in fluorescence accompanying the relocation of fluorescent lipids, cholesteryl esters and triglycerides, from a donor emulsion to an acceptor emulsion. In the absence of CETP, the quantum yields of the fluorescent lipids is low because their high concentrations in the donor emulsions result in self-quenching. CETP catalyzes the redistribution of the fluorescent lipids from the donor to the acceptor emulsions and fluorescence increases substantially. Efficient sonication and incorporation of apolipoproteins from human HDL into the emulsions significantly increased the transfer rates. Under optimal conditions, the redistribution of fluorescent compounds reaches equilibrium within < 30 min and the kinetics of this process are consistent with a simple, first-order reaction pathway. The redistribution kinetics support a mechanism of adsorption --> exchange --> desorption --> diffusion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0009-3084
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Method for measuring the activities of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (lipid transfer protein).
pubmed:affiliation
Upjohn Laboratories, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article