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G Bucolo

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PubMed1975

Lipase-triggered kinetic assay of serum triglycerides.

We describe a kinetic method for assay of serum or plasma triglycerides, by use of an enzymatic hydrolysis and reaction sequence already described [Clin. Chem. 19, 476 (1973)]. The reaction is triggered by addition of lipase, at a time when free glycerol, or pyruvate (or both) are no longer present. In this method, therefore, there is no need for a blank glycerol assay. In the procedure, reagents are used that are available commercially in the form of stable, dry powders; the method for the preparation of the reagents has been changed to achieve improved stability and performance. Stability and recovery of added triglycerides are satisfactory.

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PubMed1975

Mechanized enzymatic determination of triglycerides in serum.

A procedure for enzymatic determination of serum triglycerides [Clin. Chem. 19, 476 (1973)] has been adapted for use in continuous-flow analysis (Technicon AutoAnalyzer). A very simple manifold is used; serum is incubated at 37 degrees C with the lipase and alpha-chymotrypsin in potassium phosphate buffer (0.1 mol/liter, pH 7, containing 1.50 g of bovine serum albumin per liter). The liberated glycerol is dialyzed against the complete glycerol reagent. The change in absorbance at 340 nm resulting from oxidation of NADH is proportional to the dialyzed glycerol. The same manifold can be used to determine preformed glycerol if the hydrolyzing enzymes are omitted. The hydrolysis is complete, as shown by the use of equivalent glycerol standards. No prior treatment of the samples is necessary. Assays are run at 60 per hour in the AutoAnalyzer l, 80 per hour in the AutoAnalyzer ll. Results with both instruments for 150 samples correlated well with those obtained by the same enzymatic manual method and by the AutoAnalyzer fluorometric procedure.

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