Assay of flavin nucleotides in pancreatic islets by a differential fluorimetric technique
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Assay of flavin nucleotides in pancreatic islets by a differential fluorimetric technique.
Differences in fluorescence intensity between FMN and FAD at high and low pH values were utilized to determine the concentration of each nucleotide. Amounts down to 1 pmol were measurable. The FMN and FAD contents of pancreatic islets of obese-hyperglycaemic mice (gene symbol ob/ob) were compared with those of the exocrine pancreas, the liver and heart muscle. As expected, the FAD content of ea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemical Journal
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0264-6021
DOI: 10.1042/bj1630159