The assay of ATP by the luciferin-luciferase method. Interference by a bacterial phosphatase enzyme stable to perchlorate treatment.

Adenosine Triphosphatases Adenosine Triphosphate/analysis Bacillus/analysis Cell-Free System Drug Stability Evaluation Studies as Topic Firefly Luciferin Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Insecta/analysis Luciferases/metabolism Methods Perchlorates Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases Scintillation Counting Spectrophotometry Time Factors

Perchlorates Firefly Luciferin Adenosine Triphosphate Luciferases Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases Adenosine Triphosphatases