Several new descriptions of colorimetric methods for the determination of blood sugar have been described in recent years (for example, Polis and Sortwell, 1946; Somogyi, 1945; Nelson, 1944; Haslewood and Strookman, 1939). These procedures are all based on the use of alkaline copper reagents and on the production of molybdenum blue by the action of cuprous copper on complex molybdic acid soluti...

BACKGROUND Joint-replacement surgery has revolutionized the treatment of osteoarthritis and is still the most effective therapy. A recent clinical trend reintroducing metal-on-metal bearing surfaces has in turn stimulated a requirement for accurate measurement of the concentrations of relevant metals in both pre- and postoperative patients. Thus, there is a need for cost-effective, multielement...

Background: Molybden, as a vital and essential micronutrient is directly involved in the metabolism of other elements including carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen. Molybdenum alone is not biologically active unless it binds to specific cofactors. Except for the bacterial nitrogenase, which contains molybdenum-Iron complex, molybdenum cofactor (Moco) is considered as the bioactive component placed in ...

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Estimation of inorganic phosphate in serum based on the formation of "molybdenum blue" may be simplified by eliminating the reduction stage. The yellow complex formed by the reaction of phosphate with molybdate in an acid medium is measured at 390 nm. The yellow complex behaves in accordance with Beer's law over a wide concentration range (to at least 80 mg of P per liter in the initial sample)...

Selenium and molybdenum are essential trace elements. Considering the characteristics of selenium and molybdenum, our research had the following purposes for both elements: Considering Se the uptake of selenium was investigatein maize and sunflower seedling, moreover the different effect of two selenium species (selenite and selenite) for the examined plants (a monocotyledon (maize, Zea mays L....

A molybdenum cofactor which is capable of reconstituting demolybdosulfite oxidase purified from livers of tungstentreated rats has been identified in rat liver and various organisms. Reconstitution with the rat liver cofactor is directly proportional to cofactor and demolybdoenzyme concentrations and proceeds most efficiently in 0.01 M potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.4. The activation process ...

1. The effect ofdietary molybdenum on the growth rate and also on ascorbic acid metabolism in rats was studied. An excess of dietary molybdenum resulted in growth retardation and loss of weight. Tolerance to molybdenum was affected by the nature ofthe molybdenum salt administered. 2. Molybdenum ingestion altered certain aspects of ascorbic acid metabolism in rats. The conversion ofD-glucuronola...