is a useful method. Although there have been some reports9~11) on the HPLC analysis of PGs and TX using 9-anthryldiazomethane (ADAM), these methods have less sensitivity than HPLC for the quantitative determination of PGs and TX in human plasma. The purpose of this investigation was to establish an HPLC method for the determination of PGs and TX in biological samples. For the analysis of PGs an...

An indole-azadiene conjugate (1), synthesized by facile one-step condensation, behaves as a highly selective probe for detection of fluoride ion both in colorimetric and fluorometric analyses. The probe 1 shows F(-)-selective color change from colorless to yellow and appearance of green fluorescence. 1H NMR analysis and ab initio calculation reveal that the F(-)-induced colorimetric and fluorom...

Methods We have studied the effect of rifampicin on growth of cells, with and without the nanoparticles. Further, cellular uptake of nanoparticles was studied by transmission electron microscopy. Since, permeability barrier and drug efflux are responsible for intrinsic drug resistance, we have performed accumulation and efflux studies on common efflux pump substrate ethidium bromide (EtBr) by s...

A fluorometric-coupled reaction for the accurate and rapid determination malate, citrate, pyruvate and oxaloacetate is presented. The method was found useful for an accurate and rapid determination of these metabolites in low volumes of milk, yogurt, apple and lemon juice and wines without considerable pretreatment. In particular, this method was found valuable in characterising the outcome of ...

We describe a fluorometric micromethod for measuring adenosine deaminase activity in dried blood spots on filter paper. Earlier methods require venipuncture and preparation of washed erythrocytes; in the present method, whole capillary blood, spotted on filter paper and mailed (dried) to a central laboratory, is used. The stability of the enzyme in dried blood on filter paper was assessed. The ...

Results of the fluorometric determination of normal and abnormal blood glucose by the method of Momose and Ohkura (2) are lower in many instances than those obtained by reduction methods. The sensitivity of the method was greatly increased by readings at an activation of 470 m, a previously unreported maximum for the reaction product, in 20% sulfuric acid. A modified method is presented which u...