Immobilized glucose oxidase used in the continuous-flow determination of serum glucose

We used a tubular glucose-oxidase wall reactor in the "AutoAnalyzer II" continuous-flow analytical system to determine glucose in blood serum. Sensitivity was high and wash characteristics were satisfactory with use of a 30-cm tube containing immobilized glucose oxidase. Results compared favorably with those of the conventional free-enzyme method. More than 25000 such assays can be performed with a single enzyme tube, which also shows long-term storage stability. Because of the steady-state chemistry 60 samples can be analyzed per hour. The linearity of the method is excellent and sample interaction from 5.0 to 1.0 g/liter is less than 5%. Results correlate well (greater than 0.993) with those obtained with both the neocuproine method used in the "SMA 12/60" multichannel analytical system and the free glucose oxidase method used in the AutoAnalyzer.