Biliverdin reductase A activity

Focus: BVRA is an enzyme that reduces...

Draft scope: There are some open questions in the right method for measuring BVRA activity. The question about blank activity will be discussed.

Variables:

• Total activity. Definition:
• Blank. Definition:
• Putatively specific avtivity. Definition:

Statement: Total activity is a better measure of actual BVRA activity than putatively specific activity.

Argumentation:

← Energy sources are available

← Total activity is a specific measure of BVRA

← Activity=0 if no cytosol

→ When no cytosol, there is no BVRA

← Activity=0 if no BV

← It is unlikely that the reaction is unspecific

← Blank is large compared with total