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Kinetic ethylene glycol assay with use of yeast alcohol dehydrogenase. 1980

J H Eckfeldt, and R T Light

We describe a rapid, accurate, and precise two-point kinetic assay for ethylene glycol. The method involves use of a standard kit for ethanol determination with yeast alcohol dehydrogenase, and of a centrifugal analyzer. Alcohol dehydrogenase catalyzes the oxidation of ethylene glycol in a trichloroacetic acid-precipitated specimen; the resulting NADH production is monitored at 340 nm. The reaction rate is linear with concentration to 1.5 g of ethylene glycol per liter. Interference from methanol, ethanol, and isopropanol was easily recognized after a 30-min incubation at 100 degrees C. We believe that the method can be readily adaptable to any narrow-bandwidth, stable, temperature-controlled spectrophotometer and so should provide more widely for the prompt assessment of patients in whom ethylene glycol poisoning is suspected.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D005026	Ethylene Glycols	An ethylene compound with two hydroxy groups (-OH) located on adjacent carbons. They are viscous and colorless liquids. Some are used as anesthetics or hypnotics. However, the class is best known for their use as a coolant or antifreeze.	Dihydroxyethanes,Ethanediols,Glycols, Ethylene
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000429	Alcohol Oxidoreductases	A subclass of enzymes which includes all dehydrogenases acting on primary and secondary alcohols as well as hemiacetals. They are further classified according to the acceptor which can be NAD+ or NADP+ (subclass 1.1.1), cytochrome (1.1.2), oxygen (1.1.3), quinone (1.1.5), or another acceptor (1.1.99).	Carbonyl Reductase,Ketone Reductase,Carbonyl Reductases,Ketone Reductases,Oxidoreductases, Alcohol,Reductase, Carbonyl,Reductase, Ketone,Reductases, Carbonyl,Reductases, Ketone
D001322	Autoanalysis	Method of analyzing chemicals using automation.	Autoanalyses
D012441	Saccharomyces cerevisiae	A species of the genus SACCHAROMYCES, family Saccharomycetaceae, order Saccharomycetales, known as "baker's" or "brewer's" yeast. The dried form is used as a dietary supplement.	Baker's Yeast,Brewer's Yeast,Candida robusta,S. cerevisiae,Saccharomyces capensis,Saccharomyces italicus,Saccharomyces oviformis,Saccharomyces uvarum var. melibiosus,Yeast, Baker's,Yeast, Brewer's,Baker Yeast,S cerevisiae,Baker's Yeasts,Yeast, Baker
D013056	Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet	Determination of the spectra of ultraviolet absorption by specific molecules in gases or liquids, for example Cl2, SO2, NO2, CS2, ozone, mercury vapor, and various unsaturated compounds. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry