Epstein E, Baginski E S, Zac B
Ann Clin Lab Sci. 1976 Jul-Aug;6(4):312-7.
An enzymatic method for the measurement of methotrexate (MTX) in serum is presented in which the inhibition of the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase by MTX is measured. Reduction of the substrate dihydrofolate by the enzyme and cofactor NADPH is lessened in direct proportion to the amount of MTX present. Measurements can be made in the "therapeutic range" of MTX which corresponds to the 10(-7) to 10(-8) M concentration of MTX in serum.
本文介绍了一种用于测量血清中甲氨蝶呤(MTX)的酶法,该方法通过测量MTX对二氢叶酸还原酶的抑制作用来实现。酶和辅因子NADPH对底物二氢叶酸的还原作用会随着MTX含量的增加而直接成比例地减少。MTX的测量范围可涵盖其“治疗范围”,即血清中MTX浓度在10⁻⁷至10⁻⁸ M之间。