Ap5A

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Ap5A

Description

P1,P5-Di(adenosine-5')pentaphosphate (Ap5A) is an inhibitor of adenylate kinase (ADK), the enzyme which rephosphorylates AMP to ADP, consuming ATP (ATP + AMP ↔ 2 ADP).

Abbreviation: Ap5A

Application in HRR

Ap5A: P1,P5-Di(adenosine-5′) pentaphosphate pentasodium salt Sigma D4022, store at -20 °C; molecular weight: 1026.28

Caution: Chemicals stored in the fridge or freezer should be allowed to reach room temperature before opening.

Preparation of 100 mM stock solution (dissolved in H₂O)

1. Dissolve content of Sigma 2 mg glass vial in 19.49 µL H₂O
2. Store at -20 °C.

» O2k manual titrations MiPNet09.12 O2k-Titrations

• Titration volume (2-mL O2k-chamber): 1 µL using a 10 µL Hamilton syringe.
• Final concentration: 50 µM.

References

• Kurebayashi et al., J Biochem. 1980
• Chinopoulos et al., Methods Enzymol. 2014

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