Cooper B A
J Clin Pathol. 1973 Dec;26(12):963-7. doi: 10.1136/jcp.26.12.963.
Direct assay of serum folate by mixing serum with a mixture of L. casei and medium without autoclaving was found to provide serum folate results similar to those by extraction of serum with heat. This procedure was found more reliable than that using the same technique with chloramphenicol and a strain of L. casei adapted to grow in this material. A portion of apparent folate activity assayed in haemolysates by such direct assay was found to be due to material other than folate. It is recommended that heat extraction of haemolysates be continued for determination of whole blood folate, or that an additional standardization of technique be included if direct assay is used.
通过将血清与干酪乳杆菌和未高压灭菌的培养基混合来直接测定血清叶酸,发现其提供的血清叶酸结果与用加热法提取血清的结果相似。发现该方法比使用相同技术并添加氯霉素以及使用适应在此种材料中生长的干酪乳杆菌菌株的方法更可靠。通过这种直接测定法在溶血产物中测定的一部分表观叶酸活性被发现是由叶酸以外的物质引起的。建议继续采用加热提取溶血产物的方法来测定全血叶酸,或者如果使用直接测定法,则应包括额外的技术标准化。