Abstract
A simple, rapid, and sensitive assay for phospholipase A 2 in post-heparin plasma that uses commercially available l-α-dipalmitoyl-(2-[1- 14C]palmitoyl) phosphatidylcholine is described. The incubation mixture, containing the enzyme substrate and products, is extracted with a two-phase heptane-isopropyl alcohol-aqueous sulfuric acid system, and the labeled fatty acid in the heptane phase is separated by the absorption of unreacted substrate on silicic acid. The heptane phase, containing the labeled fatty acid, is counted after the addition of commercial liquid scintillation fluid. Phospholipase A 2 activity determined by this method agrees well with the data obtained by an earlier published method. The enzyme assay is faster and more sensitive than previously published procedures and is sensitive to levels as low as 1 nmol palmitate/h/200 μl of plasma. The enzyme activity could not be found in plasma obtained prior to the injection of heparin. Plasma phospholipase A 2 is thermolabile, and the enzyme activity is enhanced by 2 m m sodium deoxycholate and calcium chloride, and inhibited by EDTA.
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