Volgograd Journal of Medical Research
Quarterly Journal of Science and Practice

UDK: УДК 574.785.5:616.379-008.64

METHODS OF ASSESSING THE IN VITRO INHIBITING ACTIVITY OF DIPEPTIDYLPEPTIDASE-4

A. S. Taran, N. I. Cheplyaeva

Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, кафедра фармакологии

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of vildagliptin and sitagliptin on the activity of dipeptidylpeptidase-4 by the methods of spectrophotometry and fluorometry using blood plasma and recombinant enzyme. The study showed that both methods can be used for screening substances with dipeptidylpeptidase-4.

Keywords

dipeptidylpeptidase-4 inhibiting activity, sitagliptin, vildagliptin, hypoglycemic drugs.

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