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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 23, 1541-1547, Copyright © 1977 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Temperature dependence of the absorbance of alkaline solutions of 4- nitrophenyl phosphate--a potential source of error in the measurement of alkaline phosphatase activity

CA Burtis, LE Seibert, MA Baird and EJ Sampson

The absorbance of an alkaline solution of 4-nitrophenyl phosphate is a function of temperature. Quantitative evaluation of this phenomenon indicates that it (a) depends on the concentration of the compound and is independent of source, buffer concentration, and pH above 9.0; (b) is reversible; (c) is not a result of alkaline hydrolysis or 4- nitrophenol contamination; and (d) correlates with a temperature- induced shift of its absorbance spectrum. The phenomenon may represent a potential analytical problem in methods for alkaline phosphatase in which this compound is the substrate. If thermal equilibrium is not reached and maintained during an alkaline phosphatase assay, the thermochromic response will be included in the measured rate. The magnitude of this error depends on the thermal response and control characteristics of each particular instrument and the reaction conditions under which such an analysis is performed.




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