A colorimetric method for the assay of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase

2006 ◽  
Vol 352 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina Fusari ◽  
Ana M. Demonte ◽  
Carlos M. Figueroa ◽  
Mabel Aleanzi ◽  
Alberto A. Iglesias
2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-245
Author(s):  
Elisabeta Antonescu ◽  
Maria Totan ◽  
Gheorghe Cornel Boitor ◽  
Julianna Szakacs ◽  
Sinziana Calina Silisteanu ◽  
...  

Medical analysis laboratory must establish its own reference intervals depending on the facilities they are working with, the working substances and protocols. These reference intervals must be obtained depending on age groups in order to accurately interpret the results of the analyzes performed. The study is a retrospective one using 3217 data from the electronic archive of the S.C. Vladutiu&Garabedian S.R.L. Clinic in Medias. Total serum calcium was determined by the colorimetric method on the Konelab analyzer. Processing of the collected data was done using the Hoffmann method, considering 5% up to 95% of the values in the database, the values being randomly selected. For comparison, data from the literature was used. In children under 1 year old, it was not possible to calculate the reference intervals since data was insufficient. In the other age groups, reference intervals obtained in the current study were similar to the studied literature. Reference intervals established for calcium can provide important guidance for the reasonable supplementation of this essential element in children.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Vitalii B. Kaliberdenko ◽  
Shanmugaraj Kulanthaivel ◽  
Michael V. Shterenshis ◽  
Olga Y. Poleshchuk ◽  
Kadri Mametov ◽  
...  

: Bronchial asthma is one of the most common and severe diseases among children. The phenomenon of creatinuria (CU) in patients with bronchial asthma (BA) has been acknowledged for a relatively long time. Aims: The Aim of the research is to study the level of creatinuria, creatinemia, creatine kinase activity, and the concentration of calcium in biological medium (blood, saliva, urine) in children suffering from an intermittent and persistent form of asthma during the period of exacerbation. Material and methods:: The research consists of 102 children with asthma who were treated in inpatient department in Simferopol Clinic. The intermittent course of asthma was recorded in 49 children and a persistent course of asthma was recorded in 53 children. The subject of study was blood serum and daily urine of observed patients. The level of calcium in the biological medium was studied using the "Filisit" test kit (Dnipro) and the activity of the creatine kinase by test set "Lahma". The levels of creatine and creatinine were determined using a colorimetric method based on a color reaction with picric acid. Results and conclusion: : The analysis testifies that creatinuria in children with persistent BA is caused by the disorder of the phosphorylation process rather than the disorder of creatinin rephosphorylation synthesis, that is testified by the normal creatinine level. In children with persistent BA, there is а decrease of creatinine concentration in the blood serum and urine during the exacerbation period and early post exacerbation period. The low activity of creatinine kinase at the background of creatinine elimination is typical for the children in the phase of exacerbation of persistent form of BA, though its level remains to be sufficient for the synthesis of the necessary amount of creatinine phosphate. Conclusion: The processes of creatinuria and calciuria in children suffering from a persistent form of BA are interdependent, that is testified by the data of correlative analysis. In connection with this, it is possible to consider the change of calcium homeostasis in the pathogenesis of the disease as one of the causes of distributing the creatinine metabolism on the cellular level.


1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliane Larpent ◽  
Christian Verger

The fate of the peritoneal membrane on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is usually evaluated through the modification of its permeability to various solutes as glucose, creatinine, and urea. Therefore, the accuracy of the methods used for measurements of creatinine is of great importance. A particular problem does exist for creatinine determination as it may be influenced by the presence of glucose. We studied a new enzymatic colorimetric method for creatinine determination in peritoneal dialysis solutions which contain high dextrose concentrations. Creatinine was measured in plasma, urine, and dialysate from 18 patients on CAPD and in pure dextrose solutions, with an enzymatic test (Boehringer Mannheim) and with Jaffe's reaction on two different analyzers: Astra (Beckman) and Eris (Merck). Creatinine results were similar with both assays (Jaffe's reaction and enzymatic test) when measured in blood and urine. However the Jaffe's reaction gave higher creatinine results than the enzymatic test (p < 0.001), when assays were performed in peritoneal dialysis solutions and in pure glucose solutions. In addition, it appeared that other components of dialysis solutions, mainly calcium chloride, influenced unpredictably the results of creatinine with the Jaffe's reaction. We conclude that specific enzymatic test is a more accurate and reliable method to evaluate creatinine kinetics through the peritoneal membrane when determined in CAPD solutions.


1973 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric B Sheinin ◽  
Walter R Benson ◽  
Myron M Smith

Abstract Disulfiram was determined in disulfiram drug substance and tablets by proton magnetic resonance (PMR) spectroscopy at the 100–480 mg level and by a colorimetric technique involving cuprous iodide at the 50 mg level. The tablet excipients do not interfere in the analysis. The average result for disulfiram in a tablet composite was 100.8±1.4% of label claim by PMR and 100.7±0.4% by the colorimetric method.


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