Re: Galactokinase activity assay

[Richard Smart <R.Smart@unsw.edu.au>]

Mark,

The gastroenterology journal "Gut" recently had a supplement entitled
"Application of stable isotopes in clinical medicine" (November 1998,
Volume 43, Supplement 3).

This includes 3 articles on the use of C-13 galactose.

Best regards

Richard

At 07:06 P 21.1.99 -0600, you wrote:
>The Biochemistry lab at this Hospital uses C-14 labelled galactose to
>assess the activity of galactokinase in patientes suspected of having a
>galactokinase deficiency.  
>
>Does anyone have knowledge of, or experience with, a
>non-isotopic technique for this assay ?
>
>Mark Hanlon,
>Radiation Safety Officer,
>The New Children's Hospital,
>P.O. Box 3515,
>PARRAMATTA, NSW, 2124
>Australia
>
>Phone  61 2 9845 3324        FAX  61 2 9845 0831
>
>email   markh@nch.edu.au
>
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Richard Smart PhD
Department of Nuclear Medicine
St. George Hospital
Kogarah, NSW 2217
Australia
Tel:61 2 9350 3112
Fax:61 2 9350 3991
Email:R.Smart@unsw.edu.au
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