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SECOND SEM 3rd YEAR > CC2 Lab Enzymology 1 & 2 > Flashcards

CC2 Lab Enzymology 1 & 2 Flashcards

1
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reacts at a designated time

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Fixed time

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multiple measurements of absorbance changes
are made during the reaction

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Kinetic assay

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An enzyme important in the regeneration of adenosine triphosphate

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Creatine Kinase - “ATP-Creatine-N Phosphotransferase”

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Predominantly found in skeletal muscles, heart muscles, brain tissues

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Creatine Kinase - “ATP-Creatine-N Phosphotransferase”

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Creatine Kinase is most commonly used in the diagnosis of ___,___ and ____.

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acute myocardial infarction, muscular dystrophy, and central nervous system disorders

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Abundant in Cardiac and Skeletal muscles

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CK-MM - “Muscle Type”, “CK-3”

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Major isoenzyme in sera of healthy people

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CK-MM - “Muscle Type”, “CK-3”

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Normally found in neonatal sera (rare in adult serum)

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CK-BB - “Brain Type”, “CK-1”

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Elevated in brain injury and carcinomas

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CK-BB - “Brain Type”, “CK-1”

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With significant amount in the heart

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CK-MB - “hybrid type”, “CK-2”

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Most specific for Myocardial damage (AMI)

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CK-MB - “hybrid type”, “CK-2”

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12
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Falsely elevated in hemolysis

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CK-MB - “hybrid type”, “CK-2”

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CK-MB - “hybrid type”, “CK-2”

Elevates in ______
Peaks at ______
Normalize in __________

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Elevates in 4-8 hours
Peaks at 12-24 hours
Normalize in 48-72 hours

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14
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Common in older women

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Macro-CK

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Migrates middle of MM and MB

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Macro-CK

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Migrates cathodal to CK-MM

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Mitochondrial CK (CK-Mi)

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17
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Indicates severe illness

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Mitochondrial CK (CK-Mi)

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18
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Test Methods under CK

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  1. Forward - Tanzer and Gilvarg Assay
    - pH: 9.0
    - Absorbance: 340nm
  2. Reverse - Oliver Rosalki
    - pH: 6.8
    - Absorbance: 340 nm
  3. Electrophoresis
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proteins within cells

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Enzymes

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General Properties of Enzymes:

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Active Site: Water Free
Allosteric site: Cavity other than the active site

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21
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non-protein that must bond to a particular enzyme before a reaction occurs

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Cofactors

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22
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Enzyme Storage

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-20C

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A transferase that hastens the interconversion of lactic acid and pyruvic acid

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Lactate Dehydrogenase - L-lactate: NAD oxidoreductase

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Highest levels on Lactate Dehydrogenase are detected in ____ & ______

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pernicious anemia and hemolytic disorders

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Other disease associated with Lactate Dehydrogenase elevations are _____, ______, _______, ________.

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hepatic disorders, acute myocardial infarction, pulmonary infarct, acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Isoenzymes: LDH1 (HHHH)

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Heart, RBC, Kidneys

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Isoenzymes: LDH2 (HHHM)

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Major isoenzyme in healthy people
Most abundant and heat stable

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Isoenzymes: LDH3 (HHMM)

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lungs, pancreas, spleen, lymphocytes

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Isoenzymes: LDH4 (HMMM)

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skeletal muscle, liver, intestine

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Isoenzyme: LDH5 (MMMM)

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liver, skeletal muscle, intestine

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Isoenzymes: LDH6

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an arterioslcerotic Cardiovascular failure marker

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LDH Clinical Significance

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  1. Myocardial Infarction
    - Elevates at 12-24 hours after onset
    - Peaks at 48-72 hours
    - Remains elevated for 10 days
  2. Hepatitis
  3. Hemolysis
  4. Lung and muscle disorders
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LDH Methods

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  1. Wacker method - Forward or direct
    - pH: 8.8
    - Absorbance: 340 nm
  2. Wroblewski Ladue - Reverse or indirect
    - pH: 7.2
    - Abrosbanc: 340 nm
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34
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Transport and stores oxygen to intracellular respiratory enzymes of contractile cells (With high affinity to O2)

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Myoglobin

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Found in myocardium and with greater cardiac specificity

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Troponin I

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36
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A Heart Failure Biomarker

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Brain-type natriuretic peptide

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37
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Derived from a pro-hormone, “Pro-BNP”

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Brain-type natriuretic peptide

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38
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Myoglobin:
Elevates _______
Peaks at ______
Normalizes _________

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Elevates 2-3 hours after onset
Peaks at 8-12 hours
Normalizes 18-30 hours

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Troponin I:
Elevates _____
Peaks at ______
Normalize in ______

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Elevates 3-6 hours after onset
Peaks at 12-18 hours after onset
Normalize in 6 days

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40
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Considered as the smallest enzyme

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Amylase - “Alpha 1-4 Glucan 4 Glucohydrolase”

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Amylase Activators

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Calcium and Chloride

42
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Amylase Substrate

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Starch or Glycogen

43
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Amylase Major sources:

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  1. Acinar cells of the pancreas - releases Amylopsin
  2. Salivary glands - releases Ptyalin
44
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Amylase used for the breakdown of ___ & ___

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Glycogen and Starch

45
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Amylase Clinical Significance

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  1. Acute Pancreatitis - first to elevate
    - Elevates 2-12 hours after onset
    - Peaks at 24 hours
    - Normalizes in 3-5 days
  2. Intestinal obstruction
  3. Cholecystitis
  4. Acute appendicitis
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Amylase Methods: measures reducing sugar from starch breakdown

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Saccharogenic

47
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Amylase Methods: also known as Iodometric method

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Amyloclastic

48
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Amylase Methods: Measure amylase activity by following decrease in substrate concentration

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Amyloclastic

49
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Indicator used of Amyloclastic

50
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Amylase Methods: uses dye to check amylase activity

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Chromogenic

51
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Amylase Methods: Follows breakdown of starch

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Amyloclastic

52
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A single-chain glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 48 kDa

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Lipase - Triacylglycerol acylhydrolase

53
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Lipase needs the presence of ____ & ____

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Bile salts and colipase

54
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Lipase Function:

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Hydrolyze glycerol esters of long-chain fatty acids

55
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Most lipase activity found in serum are usually from _______

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the pancreas and some
are secreted by gastric and intestinal mucosa

56
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molecular weight of Lipase

57
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Lipase Clinical Significance

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  1. Acute Pancreatitis
  2. Perforated or duodenal ulcer
  3. Intestinal obstruction
  4. Mesenteric vascular obstruction
58
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Lipase Reference Method

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Cherry Crandal

59
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What substance is utilized on Cherry Crandal for hydrolysis

60
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Cherry Crandal indicator

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Phenolphthalein

61
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Liberates inorganic phosphate from an organic esters with the concomitant production of alcohol

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Alkaline phosphatase

62
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Alkaline phosphatase Also known as

A

Alkaline Orthophosphoric Monoester Phosphohydrolase

63
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Alkaline phosphatase requires __ & __ as activator

A

Magnesium and Manganese

64
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Alkaline phosphatase Major Sources:

A

Liver
Kidneys
Placenta
Intestine
Spleen
Bone

65
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Alkaline phosphatase Optimum pH

66
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Alkaline phosphatase Elevated in:

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Osteoblastic activity in kids during growth
>50 years old
Pregnancy (16-18 weeks)

67
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Alkaline phosphatase Clinical Significance

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Obstructive jaundice
Pregnancy
Paget’s disease
Rickets
Bone Cancer
Other bone disease

68
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Alkaline phosphatase Methods

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Electrophoresis
Liver ALP
Bone ALP
Placental ALP
Intestinal ALP
Regan
Nagao

Heat Stability
Placental
Intestinal
Liver
Bone

Chemical Inhibition
Phenylalanine
3M Urea
L-leucine
Levamisole

69
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Give the substrate and the product of Bodansky, Shinowara, Jones, Reinhart

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Substrate: B-glycero phosphate
Product: Inorganic Phosphate Glycerol

70
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Give the substrate and the product of King Armstrong

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Substrate: Phenylphosphate
Product: Phenol

71
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Give the substrate and the product of Bessy, Lowry, Brock, Bowers, Mccomb

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Substrate: P-nitrophenyl phosphate
Product: P-nitrophenol

72
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Transfer of amino group between aspartate and alpha-ketoacids resulting to Oxaloacetate and Glutamate

A

Aspartate aminotransferase

73
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Aspartate aminotransferase also known as

A

Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase

74
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Aspartate aminotransferase major & other source

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Major:
Liver
Cardiac Tissue
Skeletal Muscle

Other Source:
Kidneys
Pancreas
RBCs

75
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Aspartate aminotransferase Significance:

A

Hepatocellular disorders (Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Bile duct obstruction, Hepatic cancer)
Skeletal muscle injury
Gangrene
Myocarditis
Reye’s syndrome
AMI (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
Elevates 6-8 hours after onset
Peaks at 24 hours
Normalize in 5 days

76
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Aspartate aminotransferase methods

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  1. Karmen method
    utilizes Malate dehydrogenase to monitor change in absorbance at 340nm
    pH: 7.3-7.8
  2. Reitman Frankel
77
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Transfer of amino group from alanine to alpha-ketoglutarate

A

Alanine aminotransferase

78
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Alanine aminotransferase also known as

A

Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase

79
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Alanine aminotransferase Abundant in the

80
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Alanine aminotransferase other source

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Kidney
Pancreas
RBCs
Heart
Skeletal Muscle
Lungs

81
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Alanine aminotransferase needs this vitamin as coenzyme

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vitamin B6

82
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Alanine aminotransferase Significance:

A

Elevated in Hepatic Disorders
Monitor course of hepatitis treatment
Used to screen blood donors

83
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Alanine aminotransferase METHODS

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Coupled Enzymatic Reaction
utilizes LDH to monitor change in absorbance at 340nm
pH: 7.3-7.8

84
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Principle of Coupled Enzymatic Reaction under ALT Method

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Alanine + alpha ketoglutarate —ALT—> Pyruvate + glutamate
Pyruvate + NADH + H+ —-LDH—-> Lactate + NAD+

85
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Catalyzes the transfer or glutamyl groups between peptides through linkage at a gamma carboxyl group

A

gamma glutamyl transferase

86
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gamma glutamyl transferase also known as

A

Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase

87
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gamma glutamyl transferase main source

A

Hepatic Cells
Kidneys
Prostate
Pancreas
Brain

88
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gamma glutamyl transferase sensitive indicator of

A

alcoholism

89
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gamma glutamyl transferase Significance:

A

Hepatic disorders
Alcoholism
Drug overdose

90
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gamma glutamyl transferase method

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Spectrophotometric method

91
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Spectrophotometric principle under ggt method

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Gamma glutamyl-p-nitroaniline ——> p-nitroaniline

92
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the absorbance of Spectrophotometric method is measured at

93
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Catalyzes the hydrolysis of most ribonucleoside 5’-monophosphate and deoxynucleoside 5’-monophosphate to the corresponding nucleoside and orthophosphate

A

5’nucleotidase

94
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5’nucleotidase also known as

A

Phosphoric monoester hydrolase

95
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5’nucleotidase main source

96
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5’nucleotidase is a Marker of

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Hepatobillary disease and Infiltrative lesions of the liver

97
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Catalyzes the hydrolysis of several orthophosphoric monoesters to yield the corresponding alcohol and inorganic phosphate

A

acid phosphatase

98
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acid phosphatase also known as

A

Acid Orthophosphoric Monoester Phosphohydrolase

99
Q

acid phosphatase main source

A

Prostate
Liver
Kidneys
RBCs
Platelets
Osteoclastic Cells

100
Q

acid phosphatase optimum pH

101
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acid phosphatase Clinical Significance:

A

Prostatic
marker for prostatic carcinoma
Prostatic hypertrophy
Non-prostatic: Gaucher’s disease, Neimann-pick disease
Osteoclastic - hyperthyroidism, Paget’s disease, Multiple myeloma
Hematologic
Granulocytic leukemia
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
plasma cell leukemia
hairy cell leukemia

102
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acid phosphatase method

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Bodansky method
King-Armstrong
Bessey-Lowry-Brock
Roy and Hillman
Babson, Read and Philips

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