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1Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, USA.
Abstract:
This unit presents a method to calculate heme oxygenase enzymatic activity from the formation of bilirubin equivalents [biliverdin-Ix alpha (BV) and bilirubin-IX alpha (BR)]. The BV and BR generated in the reaction are separated by reversed-phase HPLC and detected using visible absorbance spectroscopy. Since both metabolites of heme degradation are directly quantifiable, the assay eliminates the requirement for biliverdin reductase supplementation.
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