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Clinical Chemistry 30: 534-537, 1984;
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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 30, 534-537, Copyright © 1984 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Enzymic colorimetric determination of phosphatidylglycerol in amniotic fluid

JD Artiss, MW McGowan, DR Strandbergh, E Epstein and B Zak

We describe a procedure for the enzymic, colorimetric determination of phosphatidylglycerol in amniotic fluid. After extraction into chloroform:methanol (2:1 by vol) and evaporation, the phospholipid- containing residue is redissolved in a non-ionic detergent, which thus provides an aqueous sample. The subsequent enzymic reaction sequence involves phospholipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of glycerol from its phospholipid. Subsequent enzyme-catalyzed reactions phosphorylate this glycerol and oxidize the resulting glycerol phosphate to produce hydrogen peroxide, which is reacted to produce an intense red chromogen in the peroxidase-catalyzed coupling of 4-aminoantipyrine and 2-hydroxy- 3,5-dichlorobenzenesulfonate. When used in conjunction with previously reported enzymic techniques for determination of lecithin and sphingomyelin, this procedure may provide an accurate and precise "lung profile" for assessment of fetal lung maturity.




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