A SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF HEPARAN-SULFATE

被引:32
作者
VANDELEST, CHA [1 ]
VERSTEEG, EMM [1 ]
VEERKAMP, JH [1 ]
VANKUPPEVELT, TH [1 ]
机构
[1] CATHOLIC UNIV NIJMEGEN,DEPT BIOCHEM,6500 HB NIJMEGEN,NETHERLANDS
来源
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS | 1994年 / 1201卷 / 02期
关键词
HEPARAN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; PROTEOGLYCAN; URINE; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS;
D O I
10.1016/0304-4165(94)90055-8
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A simple and reliable spectrophotometric method for the determination of heparan sulfate is described. The method is based on the 1,9-dimethylmethylene blue assay for sulfated glycosaminoglycans. Addition of bovine serum albumin, together with a specific NaCl concentration and pH, results in a specific decrease of heparan sulfate-based absorbance. The amount of heparan sulfate can be calculated by subtracting the values obtained in the presence of albumin from those obtained in its absence. The sensitivity is 0.5 mu g heparan sulfate. Two applications are given: the quantification of heparan sulfate in urine, including urine from patients with mucopolysaccharidosis, and the evaluation of fractions from gel filtration and ion exchange column chromatography for isolation of heparan sulfate proteoglycans.
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