Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Flashcards
Action of ALP
Liberate inorganic phosphate from organic phosphate
Liberation of inorganic phosphate from organic phosphate produce
Alcohol
ALP catalyze
Hydrolysis of phosphomonoester at an alkaline pH (9-10)
Activator used by ALP
Magnesium
In healthy individuals, ALP predominantly found in
Liver
Bones (osteoblast)
Major sources of ALP
Liver
Bones
Placenta
Kidney
Intestine
Enzymatic Assay used in ALP
Bowers and Mccomb
What is being measured in Bowers and Mccomb
P-nitrophenol
Color of P-nitrophenol
Yellow
Absorbance used in measuring ALP
405 nm
Uses B-glycero-phosphate as substrate
Bodansky
Shinowara
Jones
Reinhart
Product of Bodansky, Shinowara, Jones, and Reinhart
Inorganic phosphate + glycerol
A method that uses P-nitrophenyl phosphate as substrate
Bessy, Lowry, and Brock
Bowers and Mccomb
Method that used phenyl phosphate as substrate
King and Armstrong
Product of King and Armstrong Reaction
Phenol
Reference range of ALP:
Adult
30-90 U/l
Reference range of ALP:
0-3 months
70-220 U/l
Reference range of ALP:
3-10 years
50-260 U/l
Reference range of ALP:
10 yrs-puberty
60-295 U/l