In vitro formation of homocysteine in whole blood in the presence of anticoagulants

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1402-1403

  Tamura, Tsunenobu ^a   Baggott, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CITRIC ACID; CYSTATHIONINE; EDETIC ACID; FLUORIDE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

CATALYSIS; CHELATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETTER; PROTEIN BINDING; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CATALYSIS; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; IRON; METHIONINE; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE;

EID: 48949101715     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.101642     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Hübner U, Schorr H, Eckert R, Geisel J, Herrmann W. Stability of plasma homocysteine, S-adenosylmethionine, and S-adenosylhomocysteine in EDTA, acidic citrate, and Primavette™ collection tubes. Clin Chem 2007;53:2217-8.
2. Baggott JE, Tamura T. Iron-dependent formation of homocysteine from methionine and other thioethers. Eur J Clin Nutr 2007;61:1359-63.
3. Hill DM, Johnson LJ, Burns PJ, Neale AM, Harmening DM, Kenney AC. Effects of temperature on stability of blood homocysteine in collection tubes containing 3-deazaadenosine. Clin Chem 2002;48:2017-22.
4. Ubbink JB, Vermaak WJH, van der Merwe A, Becker PJ. The effect of blood sample aging and food consumption on plasma total homocysteine levels. Clin Chim Acta 1992;207:119-28.
5. Fishbane S. Iron management in nondialysis-dependent CKD. Am J Kidney Dis 2007;49:736-43.