UV-Spectroscopic Detection of (Pyro-)Phosphate with the PUB Module
Lea Eilert, Anett Schallmey, Felix Kaspar
Abstract
Despite the prevalence of ortho- and pyrophosphate in biochemistry, operationally simple and versatile high-throughput methodologies for their quantification are lacking. We herein introduce PUB, a module for phosphate detection by continuous UV-spectroscopic monitoring of 5-bromouridine phosphorolysis. The PUB module uses cheaply available, bench-stable reagents and can be employed for continuous and discontinuous reaction monitoring in biochemical assays to detect (pyro-)phosphate concentrations spanning almost 4 orders of magnitude, as demonstrated with representative use cases.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryPhosphorolysisPyrophosphatePhosphateReagentDetection limitCombinatorial chemistryChromatographyNanotechnologyBiochemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePurine nucleoside phosphorylasePurineEnzymeAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsBiosensors and Analytical Detection