ENZYMES IN DIAGNOSIS

Question 1

ENZYME

Most specific, accurate and cost-effective means of detecting MI

Answer 1

CREATININE KINASE MB

Question 1

ENZYME

can be seen in MI and is found to increase between 1h to 4h after onset of chest pain in MI patients

Answer 1

Glycogen phosphorylase BB

Question 2

are seen as biomarkers of early stage of acute myocardial infarction along with membrane damage parameters

Answer 2

GELATINASES A & B

Question 3

ENZYME

High initial salivary alpha amylase activity is an independent predictor of acute MI in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain

Answer 3

ALPHA AMYLASE

Question 4

ENZYME

A non-enzyme protein produced by B-hemolytic streptococci and is mainly used as a thrombolytic agent

Answer 4

STREPTOKINASE

Question 5

ENZYME

Obtained from cultured kidney cells and is used as thrombolytic agent but the activity is less compared to streptokinase

Answer 5

UROKINASE

Question 6

ENZYME

• Prepared from mammalian testes.
• increases the tissue permeability and thus helps to spread the drug or substance co-administered. Some animals (snake and bee) contains this

Answer 6

HYALURONIDASE

Question 7

ENZYMES

Obtained from Cl. Histolyticum. It acts on denatured and undenaturated collagen but not on healthy or newly formed collagen and other proteins. It is mainly used for dermal ulcers and severe burns

Answer 7

COLLAGENASE

Question 8

ENZYME

Mixture of proteolytic enzymes derived from the latex of Carica papaya. Used in clarification of beverages and

Answer 8

PAPAIN