RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An automated method for the measurement of folate activity
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 47
OP 53
DO 10.1136/jcp.23.1.47
VO 23
IS 1
A1 R. E. Davis
A1 D. J. Nicol
A1 A. Kelly
YR 1970
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/23/1/47.abstract
AB A new approach to the estimation of folate activity is described. The system may be used as a semi-automated method or as a fully automated method using the AutoAnalyzer or Mecolab equipment. The methods use a chloramphenicol-resistant strain of L. casei as the test organism, and this eliminates the need for sterilization or aseptic addition. The systems are able to handle extremely large numbers of samples in a relatively short time. Results are similar to those obtained by standard techniques.