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USING three different methods, which all depend on dye reduction and the use of redox intermediates for the NADPH2 formed in the assay, Budtz-Olsen et al.1 have reported absence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-activity in erythrocytes of sheep and goats. We have been estimating G6PD in sheep erythrocytes by a method which is not dependent on dye reduction, and although the values are lower than in human beings, there is still appreciable activity.
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THOMPSON, R., TODD, J. Estimation of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase in Sheep Erythrocytes. Nature 201, 718 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/201718a0
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