Abstract
Measurement of phospholipase C (PLC) activity in vitro is a valuable biochemistry technique easily applicable in samples from different organisms. It quantifies the enzymatic activity of a key protein involved in critical developmental functions in organisms such as plants, animals, and bacteria. A protocol is described which assays the formation of two main products of the PLC hydrolysis reaction on radioactively labeled phospholipid substrates.
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Hernández-Sotomayor, S.M.T., Muñoz-Sanchez, J.A. (2013). Determination of Phospholipase C Activity In Vitro. In: Munnik, T., Heilmann, I. (eds) Plant Lipid Signaling Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1009. Humana, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-401-2_17
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