title: Determination of purine nucleoside phosphorylase activity in human erythrocytes by capillary electrophoresis.
abstract: Purine nucleoside phosphorylase (EC 2.4.2.1) activity in human erythrocytes was measured using capillary electrophoresis. Enzyme samples were directly loaded into the capillary without preconcentration or purification. The electrophoretic separations were carried out in an uncoated fused-silica capillary (75 microm internal diameter, effective length of 45 cm, total 72 cm) at an electric field of 415 V/cm at ambient temperature (25 degrees C). UV detection at 200 nm was used. Borate buffer (100 mmol/l, pH 9.5) was used as background electrolyte. The results obtained by CE compared favourably (r=0.989) with those of standard HPLC methods. The method presented is reliable, slightly faster and less expensive than the routinely performed HPLC method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Medical Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sevcík
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Fairbanks
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barták
mesh_terms: D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D011683:Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase / Q000097:blood*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D011683:Purine-Nucleoside Phosphorylase