Is secondary wavelength always necessary in turbidimetric urine protein measurements? 2008

Fatma Meriç Yilmaz, and Gülsen Yilmaz, and Doğan Yücel
Ministry of Health, Ankara Hospital, Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, Ankara 06340, Turkey.

OBJECTIVE Turbidimetric urine protein methods like Benzethonium Chloride (BTC) and Benzalkonium Chloride (BC) are previously reported to give falsely low protein results in very high protein concentrations (>2000 mg/L). METHODS BTC and BC assays were adapted to an Olympus AU 640 analyzer in order to investigate the effect of the secondary wavelength on the linearity of the assays. Pyrogallol red (PYR) was also adapted to the same analyzer and used as the comparative method. RESULTS The linearity of BC was increased from 1500 mg/L to 3000 mg/L and the linearity of BTC was increased from 1500 mg/L to 2500 mg/L with the omission of the secondary wavelength. CONCLUSIONS We propose single-wavelength measurements for BC and BTC methods; however, urine samples with protein concentration >2500 mg/L for BTC and >3000 mg/L for BC should be diluted to appropriate concentrations.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009391 Nephelometry and Turbidimetry Chemical analysis based on the phenomenon whereby light, passing through a medium with dispersed particles of a different refractive index from that of the medium, is attenuated in intensity by scattering. In turbidimetry, the intensity of light transmitted through the medium, the unscattered light, is measured. In nephelometry, the intensity of the scattered light is measured, usually, but not necessarily, at right angles to the incident light beam. Turbidimetry,Nephelometry,Turbidimetry and Nephelometry
D011507 Proteinuria The presence of proteins in the urine, an indicator of KIDNEY DISEASES. Proteinurias
D001558 Benzethonium Bactericidal cationic quaternary ammonium surfactant used as a topical anti-infective agent. It is an ingredient in medicaments, deodorants, mouthwashes, etc., and is used to disinfect apparatus, etc., in the food processing and pharmaceutical industries, in surgery, and also as a preservative. The compound is toxic orally as a result of neuromuscular blockade. Bencetonium Chloride,Benzethonium Chloride,Formula Magic,Hyamine 1622,Orchid Fresh II,Phemeride,Phemerol,Phemethryn,Puri-Clens,Quatrachlor,Solamin,Chloride, Bencetonium,Chloride, Benzethonium,Magic, Formula,Puri Clens,PuriClens

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