SPECIFIC ENZYMATIC ASSAY FOR D-GLUCARATE IN HUMAN SERUM
SPECIFIC ENZYMATIC ASSAY FOR D-GLUCARATE IN HUMAN SERUM
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DOI:
10.1016/0003-2697(90)90294-j
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发表时间:
1990-03-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
BLUMENTHAL, DC
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作者:
BLUMENTHAL, HJ;LUCUTA, VL;BLUMENTHAL, DC
A sensitive and specific spectrophotometric assay was developed to determine levels of D-glucarate in human serum. This assay makes use of the Escherichia coli glucarate catabolic enzymes D-glucarate dehydrase, .alpha.-keto-.beta.-deoxy-D-glucarate aldolase, and tartronate semialdehyde (TSA) reductase, to convert D-glucarate to equimolar quantities of pyruvate and TSA. In a one-tube reaction that included NADH, lactate dehydrogenase, and the three E. coli enzymes, 1 .mu.mol of D-glucarate was quantitatively converted to 1 .mu.mol each of D-glycerate and L-lactate with concomitant utilization of 2 .mu.mol of NADH. Using this method, D-glucarate in serum was measured, along with quantitative recovery of authentic D-glucarate from duplicate serum samples to which it had been added. Glucarate is a major serum organic acid, approximating blood pyruvate levels previously determined by others.