title: Colorimetric determination of galactose and galactose-1-phosphate from dried blood.
abstract: A colorimetric microassay for the simultaneous quantitative determination of galactose (Gal) and galactose-1-phosphate (Gal-1-P) in dried blood spots is described. An enzymatic reaction involving alkaline phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1) and galactose dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.48) produces NADH, which is coupled with diaphorase (EC 1.8.1.4) and iodonitrotetrazolium violet (INT). The colourless INT is converted to a formazan of red colour the intensity of which is quantitated either photometrically by a microplate reader or determined visually with sufficient sensitivity for screening purposes. We evaluated the assay on 200,000 blood samples in a newborn screening program, and were able to distinguish between classical and milder forms of galactosemia with ease.
authors.affiliation: Staatliches, Medizinaluntersuchungsamt, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Diepenbrock
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heckler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schickling
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Engelhard
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bock
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sander
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D008058:Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D005691:Galactose Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D005693:Galactosemias / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005695:Galactosephosphates / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods*; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts
chemical_list: D005695:Galactosephosphates; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D009243:NAD; C013574:iodonitrotetrazolium; C029973:galactose-1-phosphate; D005691:Galactose Dehydrogenases; D008058:Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase