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Abstract
A specific assay for 5-aminolaevulinate synthase activity is described, with a sensitivity comparable with that of radiochemical assays. It is based on measurement by g.l.c. with electron-capture detection of the pentafluorobenzyl ester of the ethyl acetoacetate pyrrole derivative of 5-aminolaevulinic acid, and of the corresponding compound from 6-amino-5-oxohexanoic acid used as internal standard. Enzyme activity has been measured in homogenates of rat liver, spleen, kidney and brain, and in human lymphocytes.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2396971 PMCID: PMC1131684 DOI: 10.1042/bj2700103
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857