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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 21, 67-70, Copyright © 1975 by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry
1 Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, La. 70122.
An enzymatic, fluorometric method is described for determination of serum urea on silicone-rubber pads. In
this method, the reagents are lyophilized on the surface
of the pads, NADH on one side and a mixture of urease,
glutamate dehydrogenase, and
-ketoglutarate on the
other. The rate of disappearance of NADH fluorescence
at 460 nm (excitation wavelength, 340 nm) is monitored
and related to serum urea concentration. The calibration curve is linear to 250 mg of urea per liter. The
method affords a rapid, simple, and inexpensive means
for urea assay, the results of which correlate well with
automatic diacetyl monoxime method (correlation coefficient, 0.998).
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