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Determination of xanthine oxidase in human serum by a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
- Source :
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Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry [Clin Chim Acta] 1999 Mar; Vol. 281 (1-2), pp. 147-58. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Xanthine oxidase was purified from human milk and used to immunise rabbits. A competitive immunoenzymatic assay with purified enzyme and rabbit antiserum was optimised to measure xanthine oxidase in human serum, the lowest detectable amount being 0.03 pmol of enzymatic protein. Thus, the test (i) is sensitive enough to determine xanthine oxidase in human serum, being more sensitive than the spectrophotometric method, (ii) it is more convenient for clinical laboratories than other sensitive tests and (iii) it has the advantage over the enzyme activity-based assays of also detecting inactive enzyme molecules. A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the serum xanthine oxidase level in healthy donors and in patients with liver diseases, and it was found that any concentration below 1 mg/L is in the normal range.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0009-8981
- Volume :
- 281
- Issue :
- 1-2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10217635
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0009-8981(98)00220-4