We present rapid and sensitive assay of tryptophan hydroxylase 2 enzyme activity based on the fluorescence of the complex of 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) with o-phthalic aldehyde. This method was compared with the standard method based on chromatographic isolation of 5-HTP followed by its quantification using an electrochemical detector. High sensitivity of the developed fluorometric method and similarity of the results obtained by fluorometric and chromatographic methods were demonstrated. The use of this rapid, cheap, and effective fluorometric method can simplify and facilitate measurements of tryptophan hydroxylase 2 activity and can make this assay available for a wide range of neurochemical and pharmacological laboratories.
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