Assaying Arabidopsis lipase activity
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A low lipase activity from a crude extract of Arabidopsis seedlings was assayed using three sensitive methods (radiolabelled triacylglycerols, commercial resorufin ester and triacylglycerols containing the naturally fluorescent parinaric acid as substrates). The specific activity of the extract was found to be similar using the three methods. However, the plant lipase activity measured using the radioactivity and the fluorescence assays could be abolished by heating the extract, contrary to the apparent activity measured using the commercial colorimetric assay. Unlike the radioactivity assay,
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