Has anybody tried to quantify adenine by xanthine oxidase assay?

08 August 2012 1 1K Report

Looking for a method to to quantify adenine as simply as possible, also ASAP. Have anybody tried to quantify adenine by xanthine oxidase assay, as described by Zhang et al, 2003 (see DOI: 10.1002/bit.10608)?

Iroakazi Pandora

Xanthine oxidase cn convert adenine 2 xanthine. So 2 quantify it, i fnk it's activity, and specific activity cn b used. Also appearance or disappearance of substrate or product should also b tkn nt of.

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