Uric Acid Determinations

AG Ana Cristina Gonçalves
RA Raquel Alves
IB Inês Baldeiras
JJ Joana Jorge
BM Bárbara Marques
AP Artur Paiva
BO Bárbara Oliveiros
EC Emília Cortesão
JC José Manuel Nascimento Costa
AS Ana Bela Sarmento-Ribeiro
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Plasmatic levels of uric acid were determined by a colorimetric method (Barham and Trinder, 1972) based on the reduction of uric acid by the uricase enzyme. In this reaction, hydrogen peroxide is released and forms a chromogenic compound evaluated spectrophotometrically at 550 nm.

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