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Maltose Interference on Glucose
Some glucose test systems using a glucose dehydrogenase dependent on the co-enzyme pyrroloquinone (GDH-PQQ) show a high degree of cross reactivity with maltose. Hence patients who are hypoglycaemic have been reported to test as hyperglycaemic, with potentially life threatening consequences.
The microdot®+ System uses a different enzyme from the one discussed above – a NAD dependent glucose dehydrogenase (GHD-NAD) which shows no significant cross reactivity with maltose. Laboratory tests with maltose and Octagam have confirmed this.
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