| Assay Method Information | |
| | Polymerase Inhibition Assay |
| Description: | The ability of the nucleoside triphosphate derivatives to inhibit the enzymatic activity of the HCV NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase was measured in a radiolabeled nucleotide incorporation assay modified from the method described in International Publication No. WO2002/057287. Briefly, 50 μL reactions containing 20 mM HEPES (pH 7.3), 7.5 mM DTT, 20 units/mL RNasIN, 1 μM each of ATP, GTP, UTP and CTP, 20 μCi/mL [33P]-CTP, 10 mM MgCl2, 60 mM NaCl, 100 μg/ml BSA, 0.021 μM DCoH heteropolymer RNA template and 5 nM NS5B (1b-BKΔ55) enzyme were incubated at room temperature for 1 hour. Assay was terminated by the addition of 500 mM EDTA (50 μL). The reaction mixture was transferred to a Millipore DE81 filter plate and the incorporation of labeled CTP was determined using Packard TopCount. |
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