Biomaterial Database

A short, simple method for the determination of paraquat in plasma. 1977

J Knepil

Paraquat was measured in plasma after precipitation of plasma proteins by addition of a solvent/salt mixture. The paraquat remaining in the supernatant is measured by its free radical formation after addition of alkaline sodium dithionite. The time required for a single determination is approximately 20 minutes.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
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
D010269	Paraquat	A poisonous dipyridilium compound used as contact herbicide. Contact with concentrated solutions causes irritation of the skin, cracking and shedding of the nails, and delayed healing of cuts and wounds.	Methyl Viologen,Gramoxone,Paragreen A,Viologen, Methyl
D004178	Diquat	A contact herbicide used also to produce desiccation and defoliation. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)	Diquat Dibromide,Dibromide, Diquat
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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