Carboxypeptidases (CP) in plasma and sera serve as regulators of anaphylatoxins such as C3a and C5a. The activity of CP can be measured by determining hippuric acid after cleavage of the small synthetic substrate hippuryl-L-arginine. Although a colorimetric assay is convenient for determining hippuric acid generated by CP, we noticed that some anticoagulants, such as citrate, interfere with the color development of the reagents used. EDTA and heparin provide an appropriate value. EGTA used as anticoagulant also provides an appropriate value. Therefore, concentration of citrate in samples should be controlled to be constant for background subtraction.
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