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Lecture: Clinically-Significant Enzymes Flashcards

1
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Catalyzes the hydrolysis of various phosphoesters at an alkaline pH

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Alkaline Phosphatase

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Activator of ALP

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Magnesium

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What is the EC nomenclature of ALP?

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EC 3.1.3.1

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Most anodal isoenzyme of ALP

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Liver ALP

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5
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Heat labile isoenzyme of ALP

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Bone ALP

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6
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Heat stable isoenzyme of ALP

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Placental ALP

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7
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Least anodal isoenzyme of ALP

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Intestinal ALP

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8
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Rare variant of alkaline phosphatase
(ALP) that is found in some human tumors, particularly in urologic and gonadal cancers

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Regan isoenzyme

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9
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Placental-like alkaline phosphatase
(ALP) that can be found in tumors, including those of the lung, breast, pancreas, and colon; known as germ cell alkaline phosphatase

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Nagao isoenzyme

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10
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_ inhibits intestinal and placental
isoenzymes than the others

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Phenylalanine

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Common method of analysis of ALP; P-nitrophenyl phosphate → (yellow) p-nitrophenol anion; Measured at 405 nm

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Bowers and McComb method

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12
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Beta-glycerophosphate → phenol + inorganic phosphate (via ALP)

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Kay & Bodansky

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Phenylphosphate → phenol + phosphate (via ALP)

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King Armstrong Method

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14
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If residual ALP after heating is < 20% before
heating

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Bone ALP

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15
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If after heating > 20% before heating

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Liver ALP

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16
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Inhibits Nagao ALP

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L-leucine

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17
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The presence of intestinal ALP isoenzyme in serum depends on _ and _

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The blood group
Secretor status of the individual

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18
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A chronic disorder that causes bones to grow larger and become weaker than normal

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Paget’s disease of bone

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Bone mass decreases, but the ratio of bone mineral to bone matrix is normal

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Osteoporosis

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20
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The ratio of bone mineral to bone matrix is low

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Osteomalacia

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21
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Defective mineralization of the growth plate; seen in growing children

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Rickets

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Unmineralized organic tissue that eventually undergoes calcification and is deposited as lamellae or layers in the bone matrix

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Osteoid

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23
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Absence of bone enzyme; hypophosphatemia

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Inherited Hypophosphatasia

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24
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Catalyzes the same reaction made by ALP except that it is active at pH 5.0

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Acid Phosphatase

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EC nomenclature of ACP

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EC 3.1.3.2

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26
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Thymol (measured) + phosphate (via ACP 5.4)

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Thymolphthalein monophosphate

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27
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Inhibits prostatic ACP

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L -tartrate

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28
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Inhibits RBC ACP

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2% Formaldehyde
0.001M Cupric sulfate

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29
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Substrate: p-nitrophenolphosphate
Product: p-nitrophenol

A

Hudson

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30
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Substrate: Alpha-naphthylphosphate
Product: alpha- naphthol

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Babson & Reed

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31
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Substrate: Thymolphthalein
monophosphate
Product: Thymolphthalein

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Roy

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32
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Thymol + phosphate (colorless) + alkali → chromogen (measured); continuous monitoring method

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Nitrophenyl phosphate

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33
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Better method presently used for ACP

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Immunoassay–test for: PSA and P2- PSA

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34
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Result of a buildup of certain fatty substances in certain organs, particularly your spleen and liver

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Gaucher’s Disease

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35
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Significance of ALP

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Biliary tract obstruction by stones
Hepatocellular
Paget’s disease of bone
Osteomalacia
Rickets
Healing of bone fractions

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36
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Significance of ACP

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Metastatic Prostatic Carcinoma
Forensic Clinical Chemistry
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
Paget’s Disease
Cancers of breast with bone metastases
Gaucher’s Disease
Thrombocytopenic purpura

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37
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Enzyme to help diagnose Hairy Cell Leukemia

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Tartrate Resistant ACP (TRAP)

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38
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ACP activity which can persist for up to

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4 days

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39
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Also known as Serum Glutamate Oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT); transfer of an amino group between aspartate and ketoacids with the formation of oxaloacetate and glutamate

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Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

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40
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L-glutamate + oxaloacetate (via AST)

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L-aspartate + alpha-ketoglutarate

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41
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Malate + NAD+ + H2O (via MDH – malate dehydrogenase)

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Oxaloacetate + NADH + H

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42
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The decrease in NADH concentration – measured at

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340 nm

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43
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Coenzyme in the amino-transfer reactions & produces an increase in aminotransferase activity

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Pyridoxal-5’-phosphate (P-5’-P) and its amino analogue, pyridoxamine-5’-phosphate

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44
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Uses malate dehydrogenase (MD) and
monitors the change in absorbance at 340nm; requires pyridoxal phosphate - coenzyme

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Karmen

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45
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Methods of Analysis for AST

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Karmen
Wroblewski and LaDue
Henry
Amador and Wacker
IFCC
Bergmeyer et. al

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46
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Also known as Serum Glutamate Pyruvate transaminase (SGPT); More liver-specific enzyme

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Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

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Also known as Creatine Phosphokinase/ATP-Creatine-N-Phosphotransferase; Catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group between creatine phospate and ADP

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Creatine Kinase

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EC nomenclature of CK

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EC 2.7.3.2

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49
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Brain type; CNS, uterus, lungs, thyroid, and
intestines; associated with CNS disorders; CK1

A

CKBB

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50
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Hybrid type; Heart, tongue, esophagus-associated with heart muscle damage; CK2

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CKMB

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51
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Muscle type; major isoenzyme; Heart and Skeletal muscles; CK3

52
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In the sera of healthy persons, _ form is the major isoenzyme

53
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Cardiac tissues contain significant quantities of _

54
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Allow determination of the enzyme activity of the B subunit of CK-MB and CK-BB; inhibits both M subunits of CK-MM and CK-MB

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Immuno-inhibition technique (Anti-CK-M subunit antiserum)

55
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Measure the concentration of
CK-MB using the “sandwich” technique

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Mass immunoassays

56
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The NADPH formed is detected by
observing the _ after excitation by _

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Bluish-white fluorescence
UV light (360nm)

57
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CK Activity is unstable – inactivation can be reversed by the addition of

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Sulfhydryl compounds such as N-acetyl cystine or mercapto-ethanol

58
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Most specific indicator of myocardial damage

59
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Genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due to the alterations of a protein called dystrophin that helps keep muscle cells intact

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Duchenne Disorder

60
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Hydrogen transfer enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of L-lactate to pyruvate with the mediation of NAD+ as a hydrogen acceptor

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Lactate dehydrogenase

61
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EC nomenclature of LD

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EC 1.1.1.27

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Most anodal, myocardium, RBC, brain; HHHH

63
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Myocardium and RBC, brain; HHHM

64
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Brain and kidney; HHMM

65
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Liver, brain, kidney; HMMM

66
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Liver and skeletal muscle; MMMM

67
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Alcohol dehydrogenase; drug toxicity and obstructive jaundice

68
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The major isoenzyme of LD in the sera of
healthy persons

69
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Most Anodal/ fastest migration LD

70
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Least Anodal LD

71
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Myocardial infarction, hemolytic anemia, and renal infarction

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LD1 > LD2 (Flipped Pattern)

72
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A sudden occlusion of a coronary artery by thrombus or by embolization

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Acute Myocardial Infarction

73
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Stroke or transient ischemic attack

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Cerebrovascular Disease

74
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Intermittent claudication (acute localized pain to arms and legs)

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Peripheral Arterial Disease

75
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Aneurysms or dissections

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Aortic Atherosclerotic Disease

76
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Disorder affecting the lumen of the arteries due to plaque buildup

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Atherosclerosis

77
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Disease affecting the walls of the arteries due to aging

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Arteriosclerosis

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A small heme protein found in skeletal and cardiac muscles; Earliest cardiac marker

79
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Complex regulatory proteins that bind to the thin filaments of cardiac muscles; Regulators of actin and myosin

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Troponins (Tn)

80
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Troponin that contains the binding sites for Ca2+ that help initiate contraction

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Troponin C

81
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Troponin that inhibits the interaction of myosin with actin

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Troponin I

82
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Troponin that binds the troponin components to tropomyosin

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Troponin T

83
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Most important marker for cardiac injury (AMI) – derived from heart muscles

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TnT and TnI

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Tropomyosin-binding subunit; Useful for assessment of early and late AMI

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Troponin T

85
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Inhibitory subunit or Actin-binding unit; Gold standard for AMI

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Troponin I

86
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Hydrolase that catalyze breakdown of starch and glycogen; Smallest enzyme; filtered by the glomerulus

87
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EC nomenclature of amylase

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EC. 3.2.1.1

88
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P form is also known as _

89
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S form is also known as _

90
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Fast migrator isoenzyme of amylase

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Salivary Amylase

91
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Slow migrator isoenzyme of amylase

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Pancreatic Amylase

92
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Measures disappearance of starch and measuring the amount of polysaccharide remaining; A starch-iodine reaction produces a blue iodine inclusion compound with amylose/amylase

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Amyloclastic

93
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Measures the appearance of the
product (reducing sugar) in a fixed time

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Saccharogenic

94
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Measures increasing color from production of product coupled w/ chromogenic dye

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Chromogenic

95
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Defined substrate used in coupled-enzymatic reactions

96
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Substrate cleaved by the amylase

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ethylidene-pNP-G7

97
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Substrates of Amylase

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Maltopentaose
Maltotetraose
4-NP-glycoside
2-chloro-p-nitrophenyl-alpha-d-maltorioside (CNP-G3)

98
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Amylase bound to immunoglobulins

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Macroamylasemia

99
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Inflammation of the parotid glands and is the most common inflammation of the major salivary glands

100
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Increase AMS in urine

A

Pancreatitis

101
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Decrease AMS in urine

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Renal failure

102
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Hydrolyses the ester linkages of fats to produce alcohols and fatty acids; the most specific pancreatic marker

103
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EC nomenclature of Lipase

A

EC. 3.1.3.3

104
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Reference method of lipase

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Cherry-Crandall Method

105
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Symmetrical triglyceride derived from glycerol and three units of the unsaturated fatty acid oleic acid

106
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Measures directly free fatty acids by titrating with dilute alkali

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Titrimetric

107
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Measures the decrease of light scattering after hydrolysis to mono/diesters

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Turbidimetric

108
Q

Directly proportional to the LPS activity of the sample

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Rate of methyl resorufin formation

109
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How is lipase measured by spectrophotometric method?

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Bluish-purple chromophore; peak
absorption at 580 nm

110
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Inhibits lipase activity in serum

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Hemoglobin

111
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An enzyme found in the liver that serves most significantly as a marker of substance abuse; Regulates the transport of amino acids across cell membranes by catalyzing the transfer of a glutamyl group from glutathione to a free amino acid

A

Gamma Glutamyl Transferase

112
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EC nomenclature of GGT

A

EC 2.3.2.1

113
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GGT is measured by?

A

Szasz assay

114
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Methods of analysis for GGT

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Szasz
Rosalki & Tarrow
Orlowski

115
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Catalyzes the first step in the hexose monophosphate pathway - conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to 6- phosphogluconate → NADPH

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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogrenase

116
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EC nomenclature of G6PD

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EC 1.1.1.49

117
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An acute hemolytic syndrome that occurs in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency following the ingestion of fava beans

118
Q

True cholinesterase; red blood cells, lungs, spleen, nerve endings, gray matter of brain

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Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)

119
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Pseudocholinesterase; liver, pancreas, heart, white matter of brain, serum

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Acylcholine acylhydrolase (PChE)

120
Q

These 2 enzymes are significant tests for pesticide poisoning (cholinesterase inhibitors) and prolonged apnea after anesthesia

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Pseudocholinesterase and Cholinesterase

121
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An enzyme marker useful in diagnosis of hepatocellular jaundice and hepatobiliary from osseous diseases

A

5-Nucleotidase

122
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Responsible for glycolytic breakdown of glucose to lactic acid

123
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Isoenzyme of aldolase specific to skeletal muscle

A

Aldolase A

124
Q

Isoenzyme of aldolase specific to WBC, liver and kidney

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Aldolase B

125
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Isoenzyme of aldolase specific to brain

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Aldolase C

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