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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Evaluation of method for function control of test assay’s complementing and signaling enzymes

Strand, Alva January 2022 (has links)
Nucleoside 5'-Diphosphate Kinase (NdPK EC 2.7.4.6) is an enzyme (phosphotransferase) with extraordinary characteristics due to its unique ability to transfer phosphor groups to interconvert all nucleoside di- and triphosphates as a part of the DNA synthesis. Due to Biovica International AB's use of signaling and complementing enzymes in their in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test assays for Thymidine Kinase activity, an investigation was proposed to evaluate NdPK, which is a complementing enzyme in the assay. The aim of the study was to evaluate the enzymatic turnover of the enzyme NdPK with a spectrophotometric assay to obtain the specific activity (Units/mg solid protein). To determine the specific activity, enzyme kinetic methodology was applied, including the Michaelis-Menten model. In this study, the method is proposed as a general internal control procedure for the company, as a tool for function control of the different purchased enzymes used in their products in development. Results from the study reflects the different methods used to gain the specific activity for NdPK, where they were compared with the already specified specific activity from the manufacturing company. The results were auspicious, but before the method's authorization as an internal quality procedure, a few amendments are in mind. For instance, determining a method for the graphical readings, validating the method for quality control, and investigating if the method is applicable to other complementing enzymes. In conclusion, the method for determining the specific activity of the enzyme NdPK can be done, by executing the procedure of colorimetric enzyme assay.

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