Comparison between measured and calculated ionised concentrations in Mg2+/ATP, Mg2+/EDTA and Ca2+/EGTA buffers; influence of changes in temperature, pH and pipetting errors on the ionised concentrations

Magnesium Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-81

  McGuigan, John A S ^a,d   Kay, James W ^b   Elder, Hugh Y ^a   Lüthi, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Physiology   (Switzerland)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apparent dissociation constant; ATP; Ca2+ buffers; EDTA; EGTA; Imprecision; Measured calculated concentrations; Mg2+ buffers

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BUFFER; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENT; DIVALENT CATION; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; METHODOLOGY; OSMOLARITY; PH; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BUFFERS; CALCIUM; CALIBRATION; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CHELATING AGENTS; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNESIUM; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34247625180     PISSN: 09531424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/mrh.2007.0092     Document Type: Article

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