METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRANSFERRINE AND COMPOSITION THEREFOR

摘要

A method for determining the iron-bonding capability of transferrine, consisting in adding to the sample being tested a reagent composed of a solution of a ferric salt absorbed onto a suspension of magnesium carbonate, centrifuging the mixture so obtained and measuring the iron blocked by transferrine in the supernatant. The method is preferably carried out by utilizing a particular composition consisting of a single reagent composed of a suspension of a solution of a ferric salt absorbed on magnesium carbonate, possibly a medium capable of maintaining the pull between 8 and 9, if desired, so colorimetric reagent for the determination of iron.