Example 3
Enzyme Kinetics of 3099DOX Activation by FAP
Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetics for FAP were measured using a SpectraMax M2e microplate reader (Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif., USA). The assays were performed in FAP buffer (50 mM Tris, 140 mM NaCl, pH 7.5) at 25° C., and the fluorescence continuously monitored at excitation and emission wavelengths of 380 and 460 nm, respectively. Kinetic constants (kcat and Km) were determined using GP-AMC (Bachem, Torrance, Calif., USA), Ac-(D)-AP-AFC (MP Biomedicals, Solon, Ohio, USA) and test article concentrations equivalent to 0.1-5 times their respective Km values, and with 5-10 nM enzyme. All assays were performed in triplicate, and the results were calculated with a nonlinear regression analysis, relying on a Michaelis-Menten curve fit using GraphPad software.
3099DOX at various concentrations ranging from 8.5×10−6 M to 6.9×10−4 M was incubated with 1.34×10−8 M FAP or PREP at 37° C., and released doxorubicin measured. Results of kinetic analysis are shown in