Title: Simultaneous determination of superoxide dismutase and catalase in biological materials by polarography
Abstract: The polarographic method of catalytic currents applied to a wave of oxygen permits the simultaneous assay of superoxide dismutase and catalase in biological materials with high speed and reproducibility and minimal manipulation of tissues. Washed red blood cells and tissue homogenates give rise to a strong polarographic maximum, apparently due to heme proteins, which interferes with the measurement. This maximum is suppressed by addition of approximately 0.2% plasma. Therefore, the determination of the two enzymes in red blood cells can be carried out by direct addition of whole blood to the polarographic solution. Thirty microliters of blood are enough for optimal determination of both enzymes. The method can determine superoxide dismutase and catalase at concentrations as low as 2 × 10−11m and 5 × 10−10m, respectively, and shows a linear correlation between measured activity and enzyme levels. The average values of the two enzymes in human red blood cells was found by this method to be 2.6 × 10−6m for catalase and 1.8 × 10−6m for superoxide dismutase, which agree with previously reported values.
Publication Year: 1977
Publication Date: 1977-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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