title: Evaluation of methods for determining N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase in urine of rats without purification of urine samples.
abstract: N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) activities in urine of rats were measured with methods recommended as procedures without the pretreatment of urine sample. Four different derivatives [4-nitrophenyl; 3-cresolsulfonephthaleinyl; 3,3'-dichlorophenylsulfonephthaleinyl; 2-methoxy-4-(2-nitrovinyl)phenyl] of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide were compared for determination. The conventional test using the 4-nitrophenyl derivative showed the highest activities and was very well correlated with the other tests. The test using the 3,3'-dichlorophenylsulfonephthaleinyl substrate is most convenient and practical to determine NAG in small animals because it is, in contrast to the other three discontinuous (endpoint) tests, a continuous (kinetic) assay which can be easily adapted to clinical chemistry analyzers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Organ Transplantation, University Hospital Charité, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Priem
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Henke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klotzek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase / Q000652:urine*; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase