LEC 2 Flashcards
AST is formerly known as:
Serums Glutamic Oxaloacetic transaminase
What are the 2 products of the 2 products of the forward reaction catalyzed by AST?
Oxaloacetate
Glutamate
What is the systematic name of AST?
E. C. 2.6.1.1
What are the two isoenzymes of AST?
Cytoplasmic
Mitochondrial
In severe tissue damage, what isoenzyme will predominately increase?
Mitochondrial
In AMI. AST levels will return to normal win how many days?
5 days
In cases of cirrhosis, AST level may increase about how many times the ULN value?
4x
Following viral hepatitis, AST level may increase about how many times the ULN value?
100x
AST level is not useful in the diagnosis of AMI. True or False
True
What is the systematic name of ALT?
E. C. 2.8.1.2
What are the two substrate of the reaction catalyzed by ALT?
Alanine
Alpha-ketoglutarate
ALT is formerly known as:
Serum Glutamic Pyruvic transaminase
This is also known as ALT/AST ration
De Ritis Ratio
The Karmen method monitors absorbance at what wavelength?
340 nm
What is the indicator enzyme for the AST assay following Karmen method?
Malate Dehydrogenase
What are the two products of your answer in No. 18?
Malate
NAD