Methods for the determination of adenosine triphosphate and other adenine nucleotides

Abstract

The following methods for the determination of adenosine triphosphate reported in the past 25 years are considered: bioluminescence methods with the use of the firefly luciferase enzyme (with sensitivity to 10−14 M); chromatographic methods (ion-exchange, thin-layer, and high performance liquid chromatography) for the determination of adenine nucleotides in mixtures with other nucleotides, nucleosides, and nitrogen bases; and fluorescence, spectrophotometric, and electrochemical techniques (including those with the use of sensors), which are promising but not commonly used for the determination of adenine nucleotides. The advantages and disadvantages of these methods are demonstrated.