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Simultaneous Measurement of Superoxide/Hydrogen Peroxide and NADH Production by Flavin-containing Mitochondrial Dehydrogenases
Published on: February 24, 2018
[Modernization of the methods for detecting NADH diaphorase and glucose-6-phosphatase at the light-optical level]
1Research Center, St. Petersburg Medical University.
Abstract:
A technique for NADH-diaphorase and glucose-6-phosphatase activity visualization at the light microscope level has been essentially modified by the use of a short pre-fixation of cryostat sections in a gluteraldehyde-containing fixative followed by a prolonged (18-20 h) incubation in the chilled (4-6 degrees C) standard media. Besides, for revealing NADH-diaphorase Triton X-100 is recommended to add to the incubation medium. The offered technical modifications secure a high staining intensity and specificity of both histochemical reactions tested without any substantial sophistication of the procedure.

