Template:DMSO assay

Step	State	Pathway	Q-junction	Comment - Events (E) and Marks (M)
0DTPA				DTPA is an iron chelator, which decreases the chemical fluorescence background created by the Amplex UltraRed assay. Administration of DTPA into the O2k-chamber is recommended before all other chemicals because the iron chelation capacity of the compound is time-dependent (approx. 10-15 min). However, the experiments can be carried out in the absence of DTPA.
0SOD				SOD or superoxide dismutase converts the anion superoxide released by the mitochondria into H2O2, making it accessible to the Amplex UltraRed assay.
0HRP				HRP or horseradish peroxidase catalyses the conversion of Amplex UltraRed and H2O2 towards the fluorescent resorufin.
0DMSO				DMSO is a solvent that dissolves both polar and nonpolar compounds and is miscible in a wide range of organic solvents as well as water. DSMO titration into the O2k-chamber is used to study the effect of the carrier titrations on the respiration.