| Literature DB >> 1882705 |
R Wibom1, K Söderlund, A Lundin, E Hultman.
Abstract
A sensitive method for the analysis of ATP and phosphocreatine (PCr) in single human skeletal muscle fibres is described. Muscle tissue was freeze-dried and single fibres were dissected free with the aid of low-power microscopy. The fibres were then extracted in trichloroacetic acid and neutralized with KHCO3. The assay is based on the continuous monitoring of light produced as a result of ATP degradation in the firefly luciferase reaction. PCr is measured as the amount of ATP formed in the creatine kinase reaction. The coefficient of variation was less than 4% for both ATP and PCr determination. The amount of tissue required for the assay is approximately 0.5 microgram (dry weight). The assay showed good agreement with spectrophotometric and high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) measurements made upon extracts of whole muscle tissue.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1882705 DOI: 10.1002/bio.1170060210
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biolumin Chemilumin ISSN: 0884-3996