Determination of Serum Iron and Iron Binding Capacity Using 4-(2-Pyridylazo) Resorcinol (Par)

Abstract
Procedures are described for the determination of serum iron and iron binding capacity using the chromogenic reagent 4-(2-pyridylazo) resorcinol (PAR). The high molar absorptivity of the iron (II) PAR complex makes possible an approximate two fold increase in sensitivity over previous methods. The described procedures have few interferences, and give linear results for samples containing 0 – 750 μg/dl of iron.