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      Analysis of 3',5'-cAMP and adenylyl cyclase activity in higher plants using polyclonal chicken egg yolk antibodies.

      Analytical Biochemistry
      Adenylate Cyclase, metabolism, Animals, Antibodies, immunology, Chickens, Chromatography, Affinity, methods, Cyclic AMP, analysis, Egg Yolk, Plants, enzymology, Rats, Tumor Cells, Cultured

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          Polyclonal antibodies were raised in chicken against an adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate-diphtheria toxoid antigen construct. The antibodies obtained show selectivity and high affinity toward 3',5'-cyclic nucleotides while exhibiting negligible affinity for 2',3'-cyclic nucleotides and other related adenine compounds. This paper reports on the development of an immunoaffinity purification procedure allowing both adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate (3',5'-cAMP) and adenylyl cyclase activity measurement in plant tissue samples. Basically, the technique consists of sequential purification of samples on solid-phase columns, the newly developed immunoaffinity columns, and quantitative analysis in ion-suppression HPLC coupled to photo diode array detection. The described method results in a drastic reduction of processing time compared to existing procedures and combines high yields (70-80%) and thorough purification, hence significantly increasing the sensitivity of quantification of 3',5'-cAMP content in higher plant material. Used in adenylyl cyclase activity measurement it also allows for a routine positive identification of the newly formed compound, 3',5'-cAMP, a feature generally lacking in existing adenylyl cyclase assays.

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