A Fluorescence-Based One-Step Assay for
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William Breuer; Z.Ioav Cabantchik
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Article
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2001
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We introduce a method for monitoring non-transferrin-bound iron (NTBI), a labile and potentially toxic form of serum iron associated with imbalanced iron metabolism. The assay employs fluorescein-labeled apotransferrin (Fl-aTf), which undergoes fluorescence quenching upon binding iron. It has the ad