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Enzymology part 2 (liver) Flashcards

1
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liver weighs about

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1.2 - 1.5 kg

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2
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cells in the liver

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hepatocytes and Kupffer cells

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3
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functions of the liver (6)

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  • excretory
  • secretory
  • synthetic function
  • detoxification
  • drug metabolism
  • storage
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4
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liver is divided by

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falciparum ligament

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5
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laboratory for liver

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  • bilirubin measurement
  • serum enzymes
  • PT and APTT
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5
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kupffer cells is also known as the ___

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macrophage

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6
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liberates inorganic phosphate form organic esters with the concominant production of alcohol

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alkaline phosphatase

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7
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alkaline phosphatase also known as?

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alkaline orthophospheric monoester phosphohydrolase

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8
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activators of ALP

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magnesium and manganese

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9
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is ALP specific or not?

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it is non-specific since it has a lot of major sources

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10
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pH of alkaline phosphatase

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9.0 - 10.5

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11
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major sources of ALP

LKPINSP

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  • liver
  • kidneys
  • placenta
  • intestine
  • spleen
  • bone
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12
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ALP is elevated in?

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  • osteoblastic in kids during growth
  • > 50 yrs old
  • pregnancy (19-18 weeks)
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13
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clinical significance of alkaline phosphatase

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  • obstructive jaundice
  • pregnancy
  • Paget’s disease
  • rickets
  • bone cancer
  • other bone disease
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14
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ALP methods

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  • electrophoresis
  • heat stability
  • chemical inhibition
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15
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normal isoenzymes in ALP during electrophoresis

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  • liver
  • bone
  • placental
  • intestinal
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16
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abnormal isoenzymes in ALP during eletrophoresis

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regan and nagao

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17
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regan and nagao are seen in ___ or __

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cancers or carcino placental disorders

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18
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ALP sources during heat stability and identify which is the most stable?

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  • placental
  • intestinal
  • liver
  • bone
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19
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what are tested in ALP during chemical inhibition

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  • phenylalanine
  • 3M urea
  • L-leucine
  • Levamisole
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20
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this inhibits placental, intestinal, and regan

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phenylalanine

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21
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this inhibits bone ALP

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3M urea

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22
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this inhibits the nagao

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L-leucine

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23
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this inhibits the liver and bone

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levamisole

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24
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enumerate the methods and substrate for this product:

inorganic phosphate glycerol

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Methods:
- Bodansky
- Shinowara
- Jones
- Reinhart

substrate: B-glycero phosphate

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25
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enumerate the methods and substrate for this product:

phenol

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Methods:
- King
- Armstrong

substrate:phenylphosphate

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26
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enumerate the method and substrate for this product:

p-nitrophenol

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  • Bessy
  • Lowry
  • Brock
  • Bowers
  • McComb

substrate: P-nitrophenyl phosphate

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26
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aspartate aminotransferase main function:
transfer of amino group between ____ and ___ resulting in oxaloacetate and glutamate.

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transfer of amino group between aspartate and alpha keto acids resulting in oxaloacetate and glutamate.

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27
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major sources of AST

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  • liver
  • cardiac muscles
  • skeletal muscles
28
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other sources of AST

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kidney, pancreas, RBCs

29
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clinical significance of AST

HSGRA

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  • hepatocellular disorders
  • skeletal muscle injury
  • gangrene
  • reye’s syndrome
  • AMI
30
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AST of AMI
elevates:
peaks:
normalize:

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elevates: 6-8 after onset
peaks: 24 hrs
normalize: 5 days

31
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AST methods

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karmen method and reitman frankel

32
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utilizes malate dehydrogenase to monitor change in absorbance at 340 nm

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karmen method

AST

33
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pH of karmen method

34
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main function of alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

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transfer of amino group from alanine to alpha-ketoglutarate (protein metabolism)

35
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alanine aminotransferase also known as

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serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)

36
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which is more specific ALT or AST

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ALT - abundant in the liver

37
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other sources of ALT

KPRHSL

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  • kidney
  • pancreas
  • RBC
  • heart
  • skeletal muscles
  • lungs
38
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clinical significance of ALT

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  • elevated in hepatic disorders
  • monitor course of hepatitis treatment
  • used to screen blood donors
39
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ALT method

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  • coupled enzymatic methods
40
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coupled enzymatic method for ALT uses what enzyme?

41
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pH of coupled enzymatic method

42
Q

what is the product?

Pyruvate + NADH + H – LDH

A

Lactate + NAD

43
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what is the product

Alanine + alpha ketoglutarate — ALT

A

Pyruvate + glutamate

44
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catalyzes the glutamyl groups between peptides through linkage at a gamma carboxyl group

A

gamma glutamyl transferase

45
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gamma glutamyl transferase also known as?

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gamma glutamyl transpeptidase or gamma glutamyl transaminase peptidase

46
Q

a sensitive indicator of alcoholism

A

gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
gamma glutamyl transferase

high sensitivity for test of alcoholism other than ALT

47
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major sources of gamma glutamyl transferase

HKPPB

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  • hepatic cells
  • kidney
  • prostate
  • pancreas
  • brain
48
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clinical significance of gamma glutamyl transferase

HAD

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  • hepatic disorders
  • alcoholism
  • drug overdose
49
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GGT method and absorbance

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spectrophotometric method
absorbance: 405 nm

50
Q

what is the product of the GGT spectrophotometric method?

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gamma glutamyl-p-nitroaniline -> p-nitroaniline

51
Q

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

A

5’ nucleotidase

52
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which enzyme does not undergo protein metabolism?

A

5’ nucleotidase

53
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5’ nucleotidase also known as?

A

Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolase

54
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marker of hepatobiliary disease and infiltrative lesions of the liver

A

5’ nucleotidase

55
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5’ nucleotidase method

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spectrophotometry

56
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a prostatic enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of several orthophosphoric monoesters to yield the corresponding alcohol and inorganic phosphate

A

acid phosphatase

57
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optimum pH of acid phosphatase

58
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this enzyme is used as a marker in medicolegal cases

A

acid phosphatase

59
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acid phosphatase also known as?

A

acid orthophosphoric monoester phosphohydrolase

60
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major sources of acid phosphatase

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  • prostate
  • liver
  • kidneys
  • rbc
  • platelets
  • osteoclastic cells
61
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clinical significance of acid phosphatase

PMNOHGCPH

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  • prostatic
  • marker of prostatic carcinoma
  • non-prostatic
  • osteoclastic
  • hematologic
  • granulocytic leukemia
  • chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • plasma cell leukemia
  • hairy cell leukemia
62
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enumerate the non-prostatic diseases that utilizes the enzyme acid phosphatase

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  • Gaucher’s disease
  • Niemann-pick disease
63
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enumerate the osteoclastic diseases that utilizes the enzyme acid phosphatase

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  • hyperthyroidism
  • Paget’s disease
  • multiple myeloma
64
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enumerate the ACP methods

Acid Phosphatase

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  • Bodansky method
  • King-Armstrong
  • Bessey-Lowry-Brock
  • Roy and Hillman
  • Babson, Read and Philips
65
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reference method for ALP

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Bessy, Lowry, Brock, Bowers, McComb

subtrate: P-nitrophenyl phosphate
product: P-nitrophenol

66
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normal values for ALP

67
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coenzyme for ALT

A

vitamin B6

68
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this enzyme is used to monitor the change in absorbance of karmen method in AST

A

malate dehydrogenase

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