title: Preservation of red blood cells: studies of erythrocyte adenine nucleotides using luminescence analysis.
abstract: The levels of ATP and total adenine nucleotides (ATP + ADP + AMP) were determined by firefly luciferase assay in red blood cells during storage for 5 weeks at 4 degrees C. With few exceptions, no significant differences in nucleotide levels were found between whole blood stored in CPD-adenine and various preparations of red blood cells in CPD-adenine or CPD with saline-adenine-glucose (SAG) as additive. The levels of ATP and total adenine nucleotides during storage are discussed in relation to glucose levels, extracellular pH and shelf life of the red blood cells.
mesh_terms: D000227:Adenine Nucleotides / Q000097:blood*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001793:Blood Preservation; D002951:Citrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D004905:Erythrocyte Aging; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008163:Luminescent Measurements
chemical_list: D000227:Adenine Nucleotides; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002951:Citrates; C007077:citrate phosphate dextrose; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D005947:Glucose