A Simple Method for Detection of Formiminoglutamic Acid in Urine

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  • Arakawa Tsuneo
    Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku University
  • Ohara Kazuo
    Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku University
  • Fujii Masako
    Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku University
  • Hirono Haruko
    Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku University

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A simple method for detection of urinary formiminoglutamic acid was described. This method consisted of the following two steps; the first was conversion of formiminoglutamic acid into glutamic acid by treatment with strong alkali, and the second was manometric estimation of CO2 produced from the glutamic acid by glutamic decarboxylase.

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