SENSITIVE ENZYMATIC ASSAY FOR GLUCOSE DETERMINATION IN NATURAL-WATERS
SENSITIVE ENZYMATIC ASSAY FOR GLUCOSE DETERMINATION IN NATURAL-WATERS
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DOI:
10.1128/aem.33.6.1237-1243.1977
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
PHELPS, G
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作者:
CAVARI, BZ;PHELPS, G
A new enzymatic method for glucose determination is described. It allows measurement of glucose concentration as low as 10-7 M in order to understand the uptake of nutrients by microorganisms. Such sensitivity makes this method particularly appropriate for estimation of glucose in natural-water bodies, generally without prior concentration or extraction. The method is based on the reaction between glucose and ATP, catalyzed by hexokinase to form G-6-P. The amount of ATP consumed in this reaction, which is directly proportional to the amount of glucose present in the sample, is measured by the luciferin-luciferase assay. The optimal conditions for glucose determination by this method were defined as follows: 20 min of incubation at 30.degree. C, Mg concentration of 10-3 M, and pH in the range of 7.5-10.5. The specificity of the assay to different carbohydrates was also studied. Recovery of known amounts of glucose added to Lake Kinneret [Israel] water was in the range of 80-114%. Application of this method is demonstrated in 8 monthly profiles of the glucose content in Lake Kinneret.