A continuous luminescence assay for monitoring kinase activity: signalling the ADP/ATP ratio using a discrete europium complex Sarah Hewitt Jonathan Parris Romain Mailhot Stephen Butler 2134/26695 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/A_continuous_luminescence_assay_for_monitoring_kinase_activity_signalling_the_ADP_ATP_ratio_using_a_discrete_europium_complex/9389597 We report the application of a stable cationic europium complex [Eu.1]+ in a continuous-read luminescence assay for kinase activity. [Eu.1]+ binds reversibly to ATP and ADP in water, at neutral pH, in the presence of Mg2+ ions, providing distinctive luminescence responses that permits the kinase-catalysed conversion of ATP to ADP to be monitored in real-time. 2017-09-27 10:29:09 untagged Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified