YEAST GROWTH METHOD FOR ASSAY OF BIOTIN ACTIVITY

An ln vivo Assay for Biological Activity of Synthesized Recombinant Human Growth Hormone

The biotin-capture lipid affinity assay: a rapid method for determining lipid binding parameters for apolipoproteins.

The lipid affinity of plasma apolipoproteins is an important modulator of lipoprotein metabolism. Mutagenesis techniques have been widely used to modulate apolipoprotein lipid affinity for studying biological function, but the approach requires rapid and reliable lipid affinity assays to compare the mutants. Here, we describe a novel method that measures apolipoprotein binding to a standardized...

Comparison of Enzymatic Method Rapid Yeast Plus System with RFLP-PCR for Identification of Isolated Yeast from Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

Objective(s) To compare two identification methods, i.e., restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)-PCR analysis and enzymatic method Rapid TM Yeast Plus System to identify different species causing vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). Materials and Methods Vaginal discharges of women who had attended the gynecology outpatient clinic of Mobini Hospital in Sabzevar, Iran were collected using...

Homogeneous Enzyme-linked Competitive Binding Assay for Biotin Based on the Avidin-biotin Interaction

A homogeneous enzyme-linked competitive-binding assay for biotin with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (GGPDH), is described. This assay is based on the interaction between a GGPDH/biotin conjugate with avidin, a natural binder for biotin. In the absence of biotin in the assay mixture, this interaction results in 100% inhibition of the enzyme conjugate. In the presence of biotin, the enzymatic...

A sensitive method for assay of plasma renin activity.

Renin activity is separated from rabbit plasma by globulin precipitation, dialysis, and DEAE cellulose column chromatography with a Tris chloride buffer system and acid elution, followed by ultrafiltration. The plasma renin extract contains no renin substrate and no angiotensinase activity can be detected after incubation with angiotensin for 200 hr. Incubation with a known concentration of rab...