amt_chemistry_20240813223055 Flashcards
Protein soluble in water
albumin
What diff proteins from carb/lipid
nitrogen
conjugated protein
protein plus prosthetic grp
lipo, glyco/muco, nucleo
5 plasma proteins
albumin, alpha 1, alpha 2, beta, gamma
Primary protein structure
amino acids
Secondary protein structure
alpha helix, beta pleated sheets
Tertiary protein structure
3D
Quaternary protein structure
2+ polypeptide chains
Enzyme deficiency with decreased enzymes leading to buildup of ketoacids
inherited metabolic disorder involving leucine, isoleucine, and valine (a group of branch chain amino acids).
maple syrup disease
Aminoacidpathy caused by defiency in the enzyme to metabolize phenylalanine
mousy urine
Phenylketonuria, PKU
Aminoacidopathy due to enzyme deficiency due to lack of enzyme to break down tyrosine/phenylalanine leading to buildup of homo-gentistic acid
deficiency of a single enzyme called homogentisate 1,2 dioxygenase
urine turns a dark brownish-black color when exposed to air
Alkaptonuria
Cystinuria
Tyrosinemia
inherited metabolic,
excessive amount of undissolved cysteine, doesn’t get reabsorbed by kidney, kidney stones
Tyrosine/metabolites excreted in urine
Deficiency in enzyme needed to metabolize methionine
Increased levels of this amino causes stroke, CVD, alzheimers, osteoporesis, nutrional def
Homocystinuria
build up of methionine and homo-cysteine (metabolite of methionine)
4 causes of hypoproteinemia
Not getting/making enough:
malnutrition
liver disease(doesn’t make protein)
Protein loss:
burns(protein loss thru wound)
nephrotic syndrome(loss thru urine)
3 Causes of hyperproteinemia
dehydration
Multiple myeloma, Waldenstroms
5 immunoglobulin
G,A,M,E,D
4 measurements of TP…
TP g/dL…
Biuret
Dye binding
Kjeldahl
Refractometry
TP 6.4-8.3 g/dL
TP g/dL
albumin g/dL
microalbumin in urine mg/24hr
TP 6.4-8.3g/dL
Albumin 3.5-5 g/dL (about 60% of TP) rest is globulins
microalbumin 50-200 mg/24hr
Calculation of A/G ratio
Albumin/TP-albumin
Total protein method that reacts with >= 2 peptide bonds in proteins
Biuret
Biuret reaction for TP uses…
which forms what color complex
copper salts
which forms a purple color
What does a biuret reaction for total protein analysis depend on?
Peptide bonds
Under strongly alkaline conditions, Cu2+ ions form multivalent complexes with peptide bonds in proteins. The absorbance attributable to proteins is measured spectrophotometrically at 540 nm, and the biuret reaction reacts equally with all proteins and peptides longer than two amino acids
4 dyes in dye binding for TP
Bromophenol Blue
Coomassie brilliant blue
Ponceau S
Amido black
Reference method for TP, not used often
Kjeldahl
TP method that measures nitrogen
Kjeldahl
This reaction follows Beers law for a reasonable range of protein
Depends on presence of at least two peptide linkages
Is insensitive to low protein in urine…
Biuret reaction
Beers law:
concentration of analyte=
Abs unknown/Abs std x con std
3 things that can interfere with Biuret method for TP
hemoglobin, hemolysis and lipemia
Two dyes used in dye binding method for albumin
BCP less interference
BCG
Bromcresol
BCP/BCG is used in what method…
are used to determine…
Dye-binding method
for albumin
Principle of protein strip measurement called
pH
color change from,to…
Most sensitive to…
false pos seen in what pH..
protein error of indicators:
-indicatir is nonionized
pH 3.0
yellow to green: due to ion/union changing
Most sensitive to albumin
False pos: alkaline urine
*Not affected by bence Jones
Breakdown of protein turns to… liver converts it to
Gut bacteria make ammonia
Liver turns to urea
B2 microgobulin used as a marker for
reduced GFR
CSF protein
How many mg, What percent of plasma
15-45mg/dL, 1%
3 Methods for Urine/CSF protein, BAD acronym
Biuret
Acid: SSA precipitation
Dye: Coomassie brillant blue
Increased CSF protein in these 3
meningitis, tramatic tap, MS
Protein in Spina bifida
AFP
alpha fetoprotein
CEA stands for, is a
carcino-embryonic antigen
oncofetal antigen
CEA nonspecific for
colorectal carcinoma/colon cancer
AFP
alpha fetoprotein
tumor associated; secreted by fetal liver
Increased AFP 4 conditions
liver/heptocellular cancer
neural tube defects
(spina bifida)
ovarian
testicular cancer
Decreased AFP in
Down syndrome
HCG
Made by…
Has…
human chorionic gonadotropin
made by placenta after implantation by trophoblastic cells
alpha+beta subunits
NONcovalently bound
NONidentical
HCG seen in these two cancers
ovarian
testicular
PSA
Made by…
Seen in..
prostate specific antigen
made by prostatic epi cells
prostatic cancer
CA-125
ovarian cancer
CA19-9
pancreatic
GI, adenocarcinoma
CA15-3, 27.29
mestatic breast
Two markers in breast cancer
CA27-29, CA15-3
Thyroglobulin marker for
thyroid
All proteins carry a net…charge due to protein being a higher pH than its isoelectric point
and travel towards
net negative, anode
Fastest/smallest protein toward anode
albumin
Which globulin migrates to cathode due to electro/endosmosis
Several gels used routinely for protein electrophoresis attract positive ions from the buffer and form a positive ion cloud. This ion cloud moves in the opposite direction to the cathode. This phenomenon is called electroendosmosis or endosmosis.
The tension created by these oppositely moving ion clouds can affect the movement of sample macromolecules. The migration of some proteins can be slowed, some proteins can become immobile, and other proteins are pushed toward the cathode.
gamma
pH of electrophoresis
8.6
Anode
positively charged electrode
Cathode
negatively charged electrode
Protein in highest concentration and made in liver
% of plasma protein
Albumin
65%
Method of detection for albumin and reagents used
dye binding, bromcresol purple
methyl orange
Albumin function
transport/binds protein
osmotic pressure
Albumin decreased in these 3 things
malnutrition
liver disease
nephrotic syndrome/renal loss/kidney disease
Albumin increased in this
dehydration
Another name for prealbumin and used to assess…
trans-thy-retin
nutrional status
Liver makes these 4 globulins and RE/plasma cells make this
liver: albumin, alpha 1/2, beta
RE/plasma: gamma
two alpha 1 globulins
AAT: alpha1 antitrypsin
inhibits the neutrophil elastase activity in the lung and hence can protect it from proteolytic damage.
AFP: alpha fetoprotein
AAT
increased in… and ….
decreased causes this…
increased in acute phase/prego
(Action of Neutrophils cause AAT to try to keep it from damaging tissue)
decreased in emphysema
(Def means neutrophil byproducts are damaging tissue)
AFP
increased these 4…
decreased in…
increased in:
neural tube defects
liver cancer
ovarian/testicular
decreased in Downs
Globulin increased in acute inflamation
alpha 2
Large globulin made in liver, inhibits trypsin/pepsin/plasmin
nephrotic/kindey disease
diabetes
lupus
increased in prego
alpha 2 macroglobulin
Increased levels of alpha-2-macroglobulin are found in nephrotic syndrome when lower molecular weight proteins are lost, but alpha-2-macroglobulin is retained because of its large size. In patients with liver cirrhosis and diabetes, the levels are found to be elevated.
three alpha 2 globulins
alpha 2 macroglobulin
Haptoglobin
ceruplasmin
Alpha 2 globulin made in liver
acute phase reactant that binds hmg
Haptoglobin
haptoglobin increased/decreased in these two
increased in acute phases, nephrotic syndrome
(Increased α2-macroglobulin is seen in nephrotic syndrome due to increased synthesis and inability to pass through the glomerulus)
decreased in transfusion, hemolysis
Alpha2 globulin transports 65-90% copper, made in liver, acute phase reactant
Ceruloplasmin
Disease with decreased serum ceruloplasmin and decreased serum, increased urine copper. Increased storage of copper in organs/cornea
wilsons
Disease with decreased ceruloplasmin due to decreased absorption, decreased serum copper
Menkes
Ceruplasmin is a …. that transports…
increased in these two…
decreased in these two conditions…
glycoprotein that transports copper
increased in acute phase/inflammation, prego
decreased in Wilsons disease and Menkes
Beta globulins examples
Beta2 microglobulin
beta lipoprotein/LDL
transferrin
hemoplexin
complement
fibrinogen
CRP
Beta globulin that is a heme scavenger
hemopexin
Beta globulin that transports iron
transferrin
examples of glycoproteins
transferrin
ceruloplasmin
mucins
AFP
immunoglobulins, antibodies
FSH, LH, HCG, TSH
Fibrinogen
A non-glycoprotein that are temp sensitive proteins that precipitate from serum/plasma at temps lower than 37C (4C)
Cryoglobulin
Striated muscle/cardiac; increased in heart attack, muscle dystrophy, crush
myoglobin
complex of 3 proteins in striated/cardiac; muscle contration, most sensitive for heart attach
3 subunits
Troponin
TnI, TnT, TnC
Urine/CSF concentration first
Bence Jones in urine migrate to..
Prealbumin band seen in…
BJ to gamma region
Prealbumin in CSF
globulin increased
globulin decreased in viral hepatitis
gamma increased
albumin decreased
globulins increased…
globulin decreased…
maligment tumor
alpha 1/2 increased
albumin decreased
beta-gamma bridge,
broad gamma seen in
active cirrhosis/liver
M spike seen in
Monoclonal gammopathy
increased alpha 2/gamma ratio
Decreased albumin seen in
nephrotic syndrome
liver makes less albumin
Migration of globulins from anode to cathode and % of each…
albumin 65%, alpha1 2%,
alpha2 8%, beta 10%, gamma 15%
Polar hydrophillic and nonpoloar hydrophobic fatty acid chains; cell membranes are made of these
phospholipids
Examples of phospholipids
lecithin
sphingomyelin
PG(phosphatidyl glycerol)
Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids that activates inflammation
Stimultes clotting; also stimulates cervix to dialate and contractions
a group of lipids with hormone-like actions that your body makes primarily at sites of tissue damage or infection
PG
Prostaglandins
Transports lipids, classified w/ultracentrifugation
Protein part of lipoproteins/structural components…
transports lipids: lipoproteins
Protein part: Apoprotein
Order of lipids from heaviest to lighest
HDL, LDL, VLDL, Chylo
Alpha lipoprotein is…
Beta lipoprotein is…
Prebeta lipoprotein is…
Migration of liproteins from origin/cathode to anode
Influenced by size and charge/amt protein
alpha: HDL most protein, fastest
Beta: LDL
PreBeta: VLDL, bigger than LDL
Chylo: least protein, slowest
Origin to Anode:
Chylo, LDL, VLDL, HDL
Largest lipoprotein, carrier of exo Trig
Apoproteins associated with it
Chylomicron
ApoB-48
Exogenous/dietary lipids and it’s liproprotein/carrier
Triglycerides
chylomicrons
most artherogenic lipid causing CHD, mostly composed of cholesterol and transported to the heart
Third fastest to anode
LDL
Endogenous lipid made of mostly triglycerides
Second fastest to anode
VLDL
Lipid transports lipid out of liver, heaviest and smallest
HDL
primary form of lipid storage…
transported by these two…
triglycerides
exo/dietary: chylomicrons
endo:VLDL
Lipid made monstly in liver, manufacture/repair cell membranes, makes biles salts/vitD, precurosr to steroids….
two kinds:
transports to cells…
transports out of cells…
cholesterol
to: LDL
out of: HDL
% of Cholesterol made in liver…
% of Trig made in liver versus diet…
Cholesterol 85%
Trig 10% liver, 90 diet
Apoprotein B-100 are part of these two lipids
LDL, VLDL
Apoprotein A is part of this lipoprotein
HDL
Apoprotein B-48 is part of this lipoprotein
Chylo
LDL % carrries lipids
LDL % carrries lipids
60-70
HDL % carries lipid
HDL % carries lipid
20-35
VLDL % carries lipid
VLDL % carries lipid
5-12%
Major protein in HDL
Apolipoprotein A
Major protein in LDL/VLDL
Apolipoprotein B
Protein versus lipid density
protein more dense than lipid
Disease with very low HDL
Tangier
Method for cholesterol
purpose of saponification step
cholesterol oxidase
convert cholesterol esters to free cholesterol
Liebermann Burchard reaction used to determine
cholesterol
2 reagents used for color developemnt in Liebermann Burchard reaction for cholesterol
acetic anhydride
sulfuric acid
Lieberman has cholesterol
goes to a.a. and s.a.
Lieberman Burchard reaction for cholesterol
Reagents are:
Acetic
Anhydride
and
Sulfuric
Acid
Lipid w/3 fatty acids/glycerol
storage form
90% in diet, 10% liver
lipemia from chylomicrons
Trig
Enzyme method for triglycerides…
Hydrolyzes to…
Lipase hydrolyzes triglyceride to form glycerol
Fredewald calculation for LDL
TC- (TG/5+ HDL)
Friedwald calculation for VLDL
TG/5
Cannot used Friedwald calculation for LDL/VLDL if…
TG is >400mg/dL
Risk factors for CHD
age by genders
history of
bp, HDL
two conditions
> 45men, >55 women
family history of CHD
smoking
bp >120, HDL <40
D.mellitus, metabolic syndrome
Lipid goals
TC
Trig
LDL
HDL
TC <200
Trig <150
LDL<100
HDL>35
Condition where blood cholesterol is increased
hypothyroidism
Thyroid hormones help your liver process blood. When your thyroid hormone levels are low, your liver processes blood more slowly, which can lead to higher levels of cholesterol in your bloodstream
Examples of ….
lipid deposits in vascular/legs/arms
CAD, AMI, arteries
lipid in brain, stroke
atheriosclerosis
Disease with increased TC, LDL and decreased HDL
Calculate coronary risk index using these two parameters
Elevated beta liproprotein is what lipid and leads to which kind of disease
CHD
TC, HDL
LDL, cardiovascular
4 non protein nitrogen
urea, ammonia
uric acid
creatinine
non protein nitrogen increased in plasma in renal impairment called
azotemia
Best way to evaluate renal impairment and what is most common analyte to monitor it
GFR
creatinine
Creatinine clearance calc
based off the principle that creatinine passes into the ultrafiltrate
U creat/P creat x mL/1440
vol in mL, min/24hr
Correction for clerance by body surface area
creat clearx1.73/area
Used with eGFR to stage/monitor CKD
urine albumin
Made from creatine in muscle
Creatinine
Method for creatinine
reacts with
color formed
Jaffe
alkaline picrate
yellow-red
Rises more rapidly than serum creatinine in acute renal failure
BUN
BUN increased in these two things
renal impairment
high protein
diacetyl monoxime used in determining…by measuring…
can be used in untreated urine because…
BUN
urea
method isn’t measuring ammonia
Type of method for BUN that measures urea…
reagent that reacts with urea…
Colorimetric method
reacts with diacetyl monoxime
Enzymatic method for BUN uses….
which hydrolyzes…to…
urease
which hydrolyzes urea into ammonia
Unlike the colorimetric method using diacetyl monoxime used for BUN/urea
diacetyl monoxime-
urease-
diacetyl monoxime-
BUN/urea
urease-
BUN/ammonia
BUN mg/dL
Creatinine mg/dL
BUN/creatinine ratio
elevated creatinine will result in elevated BUN of how much
BUN 6-20mg/dL
Creatinine around 1mg/dL
10:1 to 20:1
BUN will be elevated
GFR marker made by nucleated cells
cystatin c
NOT c peptide
end product of purine metabolism from nuclei, allantoin
uric acid
The colorimetric method for uric acid is an alkaline oxidation where uric acid reduces…to…
phospho-tungistic acid to tungsten blue
phosphotungistic acid used in
uric acid
*Acid=uric acid
Uric acid NV mg/dL
2.6-7.2
Hyperuricemia causes
-gout
-leukemia/lymphoma (overproduction of new cells, more breakdown)
-Lesch-Nyhan
(The HGPRT deficiency causes a build-up of uric acid in all body fluids. The combination of increased synthesis and decreased utilization of purines leads to high levels of uric acid production.)
Disease where there is over production of uric acid that arent recycled; mostly males
The HGPRT deficiency causes a build-up of uric acid in all body fluids. The combination of increased synthesis and decreased utilization of purines leads to high levels of uric acid production.)
Lesch-Nyhan
Uric acid is measured by… at 290nm before/after treatment with…
UV absorption at 290
before/after treatment with uricase
Also use isotope dilution/MS
This is from bacterial action on contents of colon and metabolized by liver
ammonia
Analyte that is a prognostic indicator of liver failure
ammonia
not eliminated by kidneys
Increased ammonia in these 3 main reasons
liver disease
(cirrhosis, viral hep)
impaired renal
(increased urea,ammonia)
Reye’s Syndrome
Reye’s syndrome is a rare condition that happens in children after a viral infection or illness, especially if they took aspirin (salicylate) to treat their symptoms. Reye’s syndrome targets their brain, blood and liver.
Syndrome that leads to increased ammonia, mostly kids, previous virus, salicylate
Reyes
Bromphenol blue or GLDH used to measure
ammonia
Nessler used to detect
used to detect ammonina
potassium iodide plus
mercury iodide/chloride plus
sodium hydroxide in water
dirty brown precipitate
Disaccharide with 2 glucose
maltose
Disaccharide with 1 glucose, 1 galactose
lactose
disaccharide with 1 glucose, 1 fructose
sucrose
monosaccharide with 6 carbons
hexose
process that uses glucose for energy, changed to lactic acid for energy
glycolysis
process of glucose to glycogen
glycogenesis
process of glycogen to glucose
glycogenolysis
process of glucose from noncarb sources
gluconeogenesis
renal threshold for glucose
CSF glucose % of plasma
best anticoagulant
160-180mg/dL
CSF 60-65% of plasma
sodium flouride
Diabetes melliutus
plasma/OGTT
A1C
> 200mg/dL
=6.5%
Hypoglycemia mg/dL
70mg/dl
Hormones that regulate glucose
which one decreases?
all the rest increase
insulin, only one decreases
glucagon: alpha cells
Stomatostain: delta cells
epineph/cortisol
GH, ACTH
T3/T4(Thyroxine)
hormones made in pancreas:
alpha cells/increase or decrease
beta cells/increase or decrease
delta cells/increase or decrease
alpha: glucagon, increase
beta: insulin, decrease
delta: stomatostain, increase
peptide hormone made in beta cells and decreases blood glucose/goes into cells
insulin
steroid hormone that is a glucocorticoid, made in adrenal cortex, and increases blood glucose
cortisol
peptide hormone made in alpha cells, increases blood sugar by making glucose from glycogen
glucagon
hormone made in delta cells, inhibits secretion of insulin making more glucose in blood
stomatostain
hormone that is adrenaline, neurotransmitter and regulates glucose
epinephrine
glycogen storage disease
increased or decreased glucose
von Gierkes
decreased
diabetes where glucose is normal
insipidus
condition with tumor that results in increased insulin
increased or decreased glucose
insulinoma
decreased glucose
two conditions that increase glucose
Thyroid, adrenal cortex
hashimotos
(Hypothyroidism, which is caused by Hashimoto’s disease, decreases glucose absorption, leading to an accumulation of sugar. In turn, this accumulation of sugar causes more insulin to be produced to utilize excess glucose, eventually leading to insulin resistance.)
cushings(increased cortisol)
most employed automated method for glucose uses what two enzymes where there’s oxidation that forms a chromagen
contamination can happen with
glucose oxidase, peroxidase
contamination with catalase
Gold standard for glucose testing/higher specificity…
Two enzymes used….
Amount of… is proportional to glucose
Is read at…nm
Hexokinase method
Hexokinase, G6PD
NADH formed is proportional to glucose
340nm
hexokinase method:
what is reduced and measured?
measured at what nm?
NAD coenzyme reduced to NADH
measured at 340nm
Normal fasting blood glucose
70-110mg/dL
Test to confirm prenatal borderline blood glucose
3 hr GTT
HmgA1C binds to hmg and monitors long term diabetes/largest fraction of HbA
how long of picture of glucose?
Normal?
Diabetic?
2-3mth
Normal 4.0-6.0%
Diabetic 6.5%
How is the formation of HbA1c related to plasma glucose concentration?
Directly proportional
The rate at which a glucose molecule attaches to hemoglobin to form a ketoamine is directly proportional to the glucose concentration in the plasma.
Juvenille onset, insulin dependent, autoimmune destruction of beta cells
ketoacidosis
Type 1
adult onset, non insulin, insulin resistance, no ketoacidosis, obsesity
Which of the following is a non-insulin dependent diabetes, is characterized by insulin resistance and progressive hyperglycemia, and is called “adult-onset diabetes”?
Type 2
What is a byproduct of insulin and can differentiate between medication/exo insulin and what the body makes/endogenous insulin?
C-peptide
not cystatin(kidney)
Diabetes caused by placental lactogen inhibiting insulin
GDM
gestational diabetes mellitus
Measurement of light intensity, chemical rxn forms color and is absorbed at specific wavelenth
visible light 400-700, frequency inverse to wavelength, uses quartz cuvette for UV range
tungsten or deuterium
spectrophotometry
Filter used for QC of spectrophotometer and what it tests
holmium oxide
glass filter
wavelength accuracy
*Glass filter for spectrometry
Meaasurement of emission of color when element is burned
flame photometry
Measurement of light abosorption of electromagnetic radiation
atomic absorption spectrophotometry
Atomic=radiation
Absorption
Spectrometry=light
Atomic absorption measures using what light source
also uses monochormator, flame sample cell, PM tube
hollow cathod lamp
term that decreases fluorescent intensity of a substance
is a disadvantage of…
quenching
fluorometry
Measurement using electrode, ref electrode, liquid, potential diff between the two equals concentration
ISE
Measurement of light scattered by particles in a solution and measured at an angle, seen in ag-ab rxn…
Measurement of reduction in light transmission by particles in suspension ie proteins
scattered: nephelometry
reduced transmisson: turbidimetry
In immunoelectrophoresis there must be excess…
and a constant…. ……
excess antibody
constant trough distance
Used to separate volatile or able to volatile and to confirm toxicology
Is a reference for alcohol…
This is used to enhance sensitivity and specificity…
gas chromatography
MS(mass spectro)
Technique w/sorbent coated and solvent screens for drugs/urine
Uses Rf value
Rf value is…
TLC Thin layer chromatography
Rf= drug distance/solvent distance
Osmometry based off
measures
m-Osmol/kg
freezing point depression
measure osmolality of urine/serum
(dissolved particle in sln)
Tubular fnc