[Enzymatic determination of xylitol and sorbitol (author's transl)]. 1978

K H Bässler, and K Wagner, and B Schönerstedt

An enzymatic endpoint determination of xylitol and sorbitol by the use of L-iditol dehydrogenase is described. Despite the use of pH 9 and the addition of semicarbazide, the reaction goes only 80% to completion. Therefore a standard value has to be used. The lower limit for measurement of concentrations in serum is around 0.1 mmol/l. The most favorable range is between 0.4 and 1.2 mmol/l with a coefficient of variation of below 4%. Sensitivity and precision is higher than with the kinetic method described earlier. Further simplification for the routine control of infusion therapy with polyols is suggested.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008722 Methods A series of steps taken in order to conduct research. Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D010088 Oxidoreductases The class of all enzymes catalyzing oxidoreduction reactions. The substrate that is oxidized is regarded as a hydrogen donor. The systematic name is based on donor:acceptor oxidoreductase. The recommended name will be dehydrogenase, wherever this is possible; as an alternative, reductase can be used. Oxidase is only used in cases where O2 is the acceptor. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992, p9) Dehydrogenases,Oxidases,Oxidoreductase,Reductases,Dehydrogenase,Oxidase,Reductase
D010783 Photometry Measurement of the various properties of light. Photometries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013012 Sorbitol A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications. Glucitol,Medevac,Sorbilax,Yal,klysma Sorbit
D014993 Xylitol A five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from XYLOSE by reduction of the carbonyl group. It is as sweet as sucrose and used as a noncariogenic sweetener.

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