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Assay of Succinate Dehydrogenase Activity by a Colorimetric-Continuous Method Using Iodonitrotetrazolium Chloride as Electron Acceptor

P Munujos, J Coll-Cantí, F González-Sastre, F J Gella

Anal Biochem. 1993 Aug 1;212(2):506-9.

PMID: 8214593

Abstract:

A spectrophotometric assay method for determining succinate dehydrogenase activity is described in which iodonitrotetrazolium chloride is used as a final electron acceptor. The enzyme activity is determined by measuring the formation of formazan due to the tetrazolium salt reduction. The assay is continuous, rapid, simple, and sensitive, and may be used in the determination of enzyme activity either in tissue homogenates or as a marker of the mitochondrial fraction in cell fractionation procedures.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number Product Name Structure CAS Number Price
AP146689 Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride 146-68-9 Price
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