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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1990
Koji Ushizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takae Shigihara, Tokyo, JP;
Maki Akemichi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Akimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Senkichi Nagasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Miyoshi Hirata, Tokyo, JP;
Daiichi Pure Chemicals Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A quantitative analysis of 3-oxo-5.beta.-steroid is carried out by acting 3-oxo-5.beta.-steroid.DELTA..sup.4 -dehydrogenase on a sample in the presence of a reducing chromophoric agent, and measuring the optical density of the chromophoric substance thereby produced. A typical reducing chromophoric agent is a tetrazolium compound. The invention also provides a reagent for the quantitative analysis of 3-oxo-5.beta.-steroid comprising 3-oxo-5.beta.-steroid.DELTA..sup.4 -dehydrogenase and a tetrazolium compound. The analysis and reagent provide a simple and reliable method for a liver function test.