title: Radioenzymatic assay for histamine: development and validation.
abstract: Radioenzymatic assays are sensitive analytic tools that use an enzyme to quantify a substrate for that enzyme. Purified histamine N-methyltransferase has been used as the basis for an assay for histamine. The sensitivity of the procedure is less than 10 fmol. The specificity of the assay is increased when the transferase reaction is carried out at 0-3 degrees C. Data documenting the precision of the assay, the stability of histamine in human plasma, and the gastric secretory rate of histamine are presented along with a chronologic description of the development of the technique.
authors.affiliation: Lilly Laboratory for Clinical Research, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bowsher
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Verburg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D006632:Histamine / Q000032:analysis*; D006637:Histamine N-Methyltransferase; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D006632:Histamine; D006637:Histamine N-Methyltransferase