Convenient assay of xanthine dehydrogenase in single Drosophila melanogaster
- PMID: 13899138
- DOI: 10.1126/science.137.3534.990
Convenient assay of xanthine dehydrogenase in single Drosophila melanogaster
Abstract
Each fruit fly is homogenized in buffer and treated with charcoal. The enzyme is subsequently assayed by following the conversion of 2-amino-4-hydroxyptridine to isoxanthopterin in a sensitive fluorometer.
