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Measurement of hyaluronidase activity in normal human serum.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8807545     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A detailed evaluation of the assay for serum hyaluronidase (HAE) activity originally developed by Bonner and Cantey [W.M. Bonner, Jr. and E.Y. Cantey, Clin. Chim. Acta, 13 (1966) 746-752] is described, together with studies of its precision. The method is based on the liberation of saccharides with N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) end-groups from hyaluronic acid. The NAG is quantitated by heating with alkaline tetraborate to form an intermediate which reacts with p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde in acidic medium to form a coloured product. The optimised assay, which requires less that 50 microliters of serum, was used to study the HAE activity of 70 normal sera. The mean HAE activity was 17.1 mumol NAG min-1 l-1 (range 11.5-27.0 mumol NAG min-1 l-1); there was no significant difference with age (t = 1.65, 0.5 > P > 0.1) or sex (t = 0.33, P > 0.5).
Authors:
C R Wilkinson; L M Bower; C Warren
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0731-7085     ISO Abbreviation:  J Pharm Biomed Anal     Publication Date:  1996 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-12-05     Completed Date:  1996-12-05     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8309336     Medline TA:  J Pharm Biomed Anal     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  707-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Pathology, Torbay Hospital, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene
Acetylglucosamine / chemistry
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Borates
Colorimetry
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Hyaluronic Acid / chemistry
Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / blood*
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Indicators and Reagents
Male
Middle Aged
Sex Characteristics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Borates; 0/Indicators and Reagents; 12258-53-6/tetraborate; 57-97-6/9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; 7512-17-6/Acetylglucosamine; 9004-61-9/Hyaluronic Acid; EC 3.2.1.35/Hyaluronoglucosaminidase

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