Enzymes Flashcards
Enzymes are measured in terms of what?
Acrivity
Proteins produced by living cells that hasten chemical reactions in organic matter
Enzymes
Reference value of ALP
30-90/ul
Major liver fraction that is most frequently elevate - obstructive jaundice
ALP
Decreasing order of ALP heat stability
Placental, intestinal, liver, bone
Reagent that inhibits placental and intestinal ALP
Phenylalanine reagent
Inhibits bone ALP
3m urea
Inhibits liver and bone ALP
Levamisole reagent
Recommended method for ALP
Bowers and McComb/Szaz modification
Enzyme inhibited by phosphorous
ALP
Enzyme useful in forensic clinical chemistry/investigation of rape cases
ACP
Reference value of ACP
2.7-11.7 u/l
Substrate of choice for quantitative endpoint reaction of ACP
Thymolphthalein monophosphate
Involved in the transfer of an amino group between aspartate and a-keto acids
AST
Products formed in the transfer of an amino group between aspartate and a-keto acids
oxaloacetate and glutamate