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A simple and non-radioactive technique to study the effect of monophosphoesters on matrix vesicle-mediated calcification

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A simple and non-radioactive technique based on O-cresolpthalein complexone assay was developed to study in vitro non-radioactive calcium (40Ca) deposition by isolated matrix vesicles. Using this technique, the effect of various phosphoester substrates including ATP, AMP and β-GP on in vitro MV-calcification was studied. O-cresolpthalein complexone assay with non-radioactive calcium demonstrated that AMP or β-GP were more effective in promoting calcium deposition by isolated MVs than ATP. The application of this nonradioactive technique, which is highly sensitive and simple, would offer a useful alternative approach to the routinely used radiometric biomineralization assay which employs radioactive 45Ca.

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Garimella, R., Sipe, J.B. & Anderson, H.C. A simple and non-radioactive technique to study the effect of monophosphoesters on matrix vesicle-mediated calcification. Biol. Proced. Online 6, 263–267 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1251/bpo97

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