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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 27, 918-921, Copyright © 1981 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Optimization of a mechanized amidolytic factor-X assay; influence of reaction conditions and reagents

EM van Wijk, LH Kahle, M Wiebosch and JW ten Cate

We describe the effect of pH and NaCl concentration on the activation of factor X in plasma by Russell's viper venom and on the amidolytic activity of the activated enzyme towards factor Xa-sensitive chromogenic substrates. An increasing NaCl concentration results in a decrease in the activation rate of factor X by Russell's viper venom, whereas in this step no pH effect is observed. Increasing NaCl concentrations decrease the Km and Vmax for both the factor Xa- sensitive chromogenic substrates, S 2222 and S 2337. Km values were lowest between pH 7.8 and 8.6; Vmax increased with increasing pH. Comparison of NaCl and KCl in the activation step as well as in the amidolytic step shows that the observed effect is specific for Na+, not just an effect of ionic strength. No difference was detected between activation by the crude venom or its purified factor X-activating enzyme. Also, values with the substrates S 2222 or S 2337 were the same in the mechanized amidolytic factor X assay.


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