Creatine Kinase (CK) Flashcards
storage of high-energy creatine phosphate in muscle
Creatine kinase
high energy resorvoir for muscles
Creatine phosphate
Creatine kinase is widely distributed; high activities in
Skeletal muscle, Brain, Heart
Creatine kinase structure
dimeric enzyme
2 monomer subunits of CK
Brain
Muscle
Enzymatic Reaction of CK
Creatine + ATP –> Creatine phosphate + ADP
CK-3 (MM)
Muscle Type
Slowest to migrate towards anode
CK-3 Muscle Type
CK-3 is found in
Striated muscles
Healthy individuals
CK-2 (MB)
Hybrid Type
Second fastest to migrate towards anode
CK-2 (MB)
CK-2 (MB) is found in
Heart tissue
Cardiac muscles
CK-1 (BB)
Brain Type
CK-1 is found in
CNS
GI tract
Uterus
type of CK isoenzyme that is least found in healthy individuals
CK-1 (BB)
Fastest to migrate towards anode
CK-1 (BB)
Improves test specificity;
Isoenzyme measurement