A Sensitive Method for the Quantification of b-Glucuronidase Activity in Urine Using Capillary Electrophoresis with Fluorescence Detection
Authors
Wu, X.
Loganathan, D.
Linhardt, Robert J.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2219-5833
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1998
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Biology , Chemistry and chemical biology , Chemical and biological engineering , Biomedical engineering
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A Sensitive Method for the Quantification of b-Glucuronidase Activity in Urine Using Capillary Electrophoresis with FluorescenceDetection, X. Wu, D. Loganathan, R.J. Linhardt, Journal of Chromatography,708,61-66, 1998.
Abstract
Capillary electrophoresis (CE) with fluorescence detection was used to determine the concentration of 4-methylumbelliferone liberated from 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucuronide by beta-glucuronidase. Enzyme substrate saturation kinetics were studied in buffer and the pH range for the enzyme reaction was optimized. A linear relationship of initial enzyme reaction velocity as a function of peak area of enzyme product was obtained for enzyme activity ranging from 1 to 100 units. The beta-glucuronidase activity in urine was next determined. Freshly collected urine samples were dialyzed, the retentate was incubated with 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucuronide, boiled and centrifuged. The supernatant was separated by CE in an uncoated capillary with 0.1 M sodium acetate buffer by applying a voltage of 12 kV. The product of the enzymatic reaction, 4-methylumbelliferone, was detected by fluorescence, facilitating the determination of as little as one unit of beta-glucuronidase activity in a 0.5-h incubation time, with an error of less than +/-5%.
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Journal of Chromatography, 708, 61-66
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The Linhardt Research Labs.
The Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS)
The Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS)
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