Simplified Rapid Technic for the Extraction and Determination of Serum Cholesterol without Saponification

1956 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 353-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julius J Carr ◽  
I J Drekter

Abstract An accurate yet simple procedure for the determination of total cholesterol, based upon the application of a Liebermann-Burchard color reaction directly in the solvent employed for extraction of cholesterol from serum, has been described. Extraction of cholesterol and removal of protein are accomplished by means of acetic acid and acetic anhydride. Serum water is removed by the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of acetic anhydride. The Liebermann-Burchard color is then developed with a stable, modified reagent consisting of equal volumes of H2SO4 and acetic acid. Excellent agreement with the technic of Schoenheimer and Sperry is obtained. Equal intensities of color are produced by equivalent concentrations of free and esterified cholesterol. Preliminary saponification of cholesterol esters is therefore not required. Color development may proceed in ordinary room lighting without loss of accuracy.

1959 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 609-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armand J Courchaine ◽  
William H Miller ◽  
Donald B Stein

Abstract A rapid procedure for the determination of both free and total cholesterol in serum is described. The color development is extremely rapid, and once fully developed the color remains stable for several hours. The heat of reaction produced by the combination of concentrated sulfuric acid, phosphoricacid, and glacial acetic acid is apparently responsible for the rapid color development. The stable ferric chloride reagent containingphosphoric acid appears to be the contributing factor to the stability of the color. The results obtained with this procedure compare favorably with those obtained with saponification methods.


1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 1959-1963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dušan Joniak ◽  
Božena Košíková ◽  
Ludmila Kosáková

Methyl 4-O-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzyl) and methyl 4-O-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzyl)-α-D-glucopyranoside and their 6-O-isomers were prepared as model substances for the ether lignin-saccharide bond by reductive cleavage of corresponding 4,6-O-benzylidene derivatives. Kinetic study of acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of the compounds prepared was carried out by spectrophotometric determination of the benzyl alcoholic groups set free, after their reaction with quinonemonochloroimide, and it showed the low stability of the p-hydroxybenzyl ether bond.


1988 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Polychroniadou

SummaryA simple, rapid and sensitive spectrophotometric assay was developed and evaluated for monitoring proteolysis during cheese ripening, based on the fact that α-amino groups released by hydrolysis of cheese proteins react with trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid to form products that absorb strongly at 420 nm. A linear relationship was shown to exist between A420 and concentration of free α amino groups up to 0·5 HIM (r = 0·999, 38 df, P < 0·001). Repeatability of the method was satisfactory. The coefficient of variance was 0·53% for amino acid solutions and 1·19% for cheese extracts. Average recovery of glycine added to the cheese was 104 ± 2·9%. A comparison of the above method with that of determination of water-soluble N to total N ratio showed that there was good agreement between these two methods of assessment of proteolysis in cheese (r = 0·857, 32 df, P < 0·001). Mainly Feta and Teleme cheese were examined, but a similar correlation was obtained with hard Greek cheeses. Analytical conditions of the procedure are discussed.


2002 ◽  
Vol 57 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1072-1077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karel Komers ◽  
Alexandr Čegan ◽  
Marek Link

Kinetics and mechanism of hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine by the enzyme butyrylcholine esterase was studied. The spectrophotometric Ellman’s method and potentiometric pH-stat method were used for continuous determination of the actual concentration of the products thiocholine and acetic acid in the reaction mixture. The validity of the Michaelis-Menten (Briggs-Haldane) equation in the whole course of the reaction under used conditions was proved. The corresponding kinetics parameters (Vm and KM) were calculated from the obtained dependences of concentration of thiocholine or acetic acid vs. time and compared. From this comparison the deciding kinetic role of the step producing thiocholine was derived. The values of initial molar concentration of the enzyme and of the rate constants of the kinetic model were estimated.


2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Ewa Stępień ◽  
Mykhailo Gonchar

The proposed method determines the activity of cholesterol esterase (CEH) and takes advantage of its ability to catalyze the hydrolysis of cholesterol esters naturally present in human serum. The assay is based on Allain's method of spectrophotometric determination of cholesterol by means of cholesterol oxidase, peroxidase, but using 3,5-dichloro-dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid (DHBS) as phenolic chromogen and human serum as a source of substrate for the CEH as a novelty. Furthermore, it is characterized by low costs and high precision. It can be employed to control the activity of CE preparations used for the preparation of enzymatic kits for the determination of cholesterol or for screening of potential bacterial enzyme producers.


2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1000500
Author(s):  
Jixun Zhan ◽  
E. M. Kithsiri Wijeratne ◽  
A. A. Leslie Gunatilaka

Biotransformation of monocillin I (1) by Beauveria bassiana ATCC 7159 was investigated. Two new derivatives 2 and 3 were isolated and identified on the basis of the spectroscopic data. Compounds 2 and 3 are synthesized by hydration at 10,11-double bond and hydrolysis of 14,15-epoxide, respectively. The R configuration of 11-OH in 2 was established by the modified 2-methoxy-2-trifluoromethylphenylacetic acid (MTPA) method. The conversion of 1 to 2 and 3 was reconstituted in an acid solution, indicating that the formation of 2 and 3 is an acid-catalyzed instead of an enzymatic process.


1965 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 771-774
Author(s):  
D P Johnson ◽  
H A Stansbury

Abstract A method has been developed for detecting residues of carbaryl (1-naphthyl methylcarbamate) as well as its hydrolysis product, 1-naphthol, in dead bees. The method is based on extraction of the bees with benzene, followed by a cleanup involving liquid partitioning and chromatography on Florisil. The quantitative determination involves hydrolysis of carbaryl to 1-naphthol and coupling of the latter with p-nitrobenzenediazonium fluoborate in acetic acid to form a yellow substance. For separate analysis, free 1-naphthol is separated from methylene chloride into a basic aqueous solution. The sensitivity of the method is about 0.1 ppm; recoveries averaged 85.6 ± 6.6% for 1- naphthol and 83.8 ± 2.7% for carbaryl.


2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 959-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi M. Hultman ◽  
Kristina Djanashvili ◽  
Joop A. Peters

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 822-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsing-Jang Liu ◽  
Patrick Chi-Lin Yao

Two general methods for α-carbalkoxymethylation of both enolizable and nonenolizable (towards the γ-position) α,β-unsaturated ketones have been developed. Method A involves three synthetic steps: photocycloaddition of the starting enone to 1,1-dimethoxyethylene, hydrolysis–oxidation of the adduct with acetic acid and 30% hydrogen peroxide, and O-alkylation of the resulting mixture of lactone and acid using anhydrous potassium carbonate and an alkyl iodide, e.g., 13 → 17 → 21 + 22 → 23. Method B differs from method A in the means of securing the required cyclobutanone intermediate. Thus, photocycloaddition of 13 to vinyl acetate followed by hydrolysis of the adduct gave two epimeric keto alcohols 39 whose oxidation with dimethyl sulfoxide and acetic anhydride afforded diketone 40. Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of 40 followed by methylation of the products 21 and 22 completed the overall α-carbomethoxymethylation process to give keto ester 23.


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