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Bioluminescent assay for total bile acids in serum with use of bacterial luciferase.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6573977     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This simple, rapid, sensitive kinetic bioluminescent method for the assay of bile acids in serum involves use of 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.50) in combination with a new, commercially available NADH Monitoring Reagent (LKB-Wallac) containing a low activity of NADH:FMN-oxidoreductase and a high activity of bacterial luciferase. Interfering dehydrogenases in serum are inactivated in the test tube with trichloroacetic acid before the assay. The standard curve is linear for concentrations of bile acids up to about 300 mumol/L. With a sample volume of 20 microL, the detection limit is about 0.2 mumol/L. The within-run precision (CV) is about 10%, both at high and low concentrations of bile acids in serum. Correlation is good (r = 0.996) between results by this method and an enzymatic method based on spectrophotometry. However, the latter method is considerably less sensitive, and it is less precise at low concentrations of bile acids.
Authors:
I Styrélius; A Thore; I Björkhem
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical chemistry     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0009-9147     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Chem.     Publication Date:  1983 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-07-15     Completed Date:  1983-07-15     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421549     Medline TA:  Clin Chem     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1123-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
3-alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (B-Specific)
Bile Acids and Salts / blood*
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Indicators and Reagents
Kinetics
Luciferases*
Luminescent Measurements*
Spectrophotometry
Trichloroacetic Acid
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bile Acids and Salts; 0/Indicators and Reagents; 76-03-9/Trichloroacetic Acid; EC 1.1.-/3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; EC 1.1.1.50/3-alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (B-Specific); EC 1.13.12.-/Luciferases

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