Urea is hydrolysed to ammonia and carbondioxide by urease. Ammonia produced reacts with a-ketoglutarate to form glutamate in presence of glutamate dehydrogenase. NADH is oxidised to NAD in this reaction, which is measured as decrease in absorbance at 340 nm. The rate of decrease in absorbance at 340 nm. is directly proportional to BUN concentration in the specimen.
Urea + H,O- 2nH, + CO,
GLDH
NH, + a-ketoglutarate + NADH -glutamate + NAD
Abbreviations
GLDH - Glutamate dehydrogenase
REAGENT STORAGE & STABILITY
COMPONENTS & CONCENTRATION OF WORKING SOLUTION
Component |
Concentration |
Tris buffer, pH 7.6 |
120 mmol/l |
Urease |
20 KU/l |
Glutamate dehydrogenase |
1 KU/I |
NADH |
0.25 mmoll/| |
ketoglutarate |
10 mmol/l |
PROCEDURE
Expected Values
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