Dichlorobenzoquinone chloroimine colorimetry of uric acid in urine.

Dichlorobenzoquinone chloroimine colorimetry of uric acid in urine.

Clinical chemistry (1990-04-01)

P Miller, V Oberholzer

ABSTRACT

In this nonenzymatic colorimetric method, dichlorobenzoquinone chloroimine is used as a color reagent to measure uric acid in urine. This method is less subject to the interferences that make enzymatic methods unreliable and is inexpensive, simple, and fast.

MATERIALS

Product Number

Brand

Product Description

35620

Supelco

2,6-Dichloroquinone-4-chloroimide, for spectrophotometric det. of vitamin B₆, ≥99.0%

D6511

Sigma-Aldrich

2,6-Dichloroquinone-4-chloroimide, ≥95% (TLC), suitable for detection of phenols