| Assay Method Information | |
| | Scintillation Proximity Assay (SPA) |
| Description: | To determine the affinity of the compounds of the present invention a SPA is used. The assay is run in a 384-plate format (OptiPlate-384) where each well contains a mix of 5 μL of test compound, 5 μL NR1s1s2 (ligand binding domains of the NMDA receptor, MW 35.6 kDa, 0.075 ug/well final), 5 μL [3H]-MDL-105,519 (radiolabelled, high affinity N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor antagonist at the glycine site obtained fromSigma Aldrich, final concentration 5 nM, Kd=1.3 nM), 5 μL streptavidin coated imaging beads (Perkin Elmer cat. No.: RPNQ0273, 8 ug/well). The assay buffer contains 100 mM HEPES-NaOH, 150 mM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, 10% glycerol at pH 7.4 in ultra-pure water. Non-specific binding is defined by inclusion of 10 μM L-689,560 (highly potent NMDA antagonist) and total binding by 1% DMSO. Following 30 minutes incubation in the dark (shaker, Multi-microplate Genie), the SPA beads are allowed to settle for 3 h after which the signal is read on a Viewlux instrument (Perkin Elmer). Normalized data are used to calculate IC50 and Ki values. |
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