OTHER LIVER ENZYMES Flashcards
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) is also known as
Alkaline orthophosphoric monoester phosphohydrolase
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) catalyze hydrolysis of various _______ at pH
phosphomonoesters, alkaline pH of 9-10
ALP liberate _______ from an ________ with production of _____
inorganic phosphate, organic phosphate ester, alcohol
ALP requires ____ activator
Mg2+ activator
Among healthy individuals, most of the ALP is derived from the _________
liver and the bone (osteoblast)
ALP major tissue sources
Liver, Bones (osteoblast), Intestine, Placenta, Kidneys
Elevated ALP can be used for evaluation of _________ and ________
hepatobiliary and bone disorders
Based on molar absorptivity of p-Nitrophenol
BOWERS & McCOMB
BOWERS & McCOMB absorbance is measured at
405 nm (yellow)
Methods that has β-glycero-phosphate as substrate and Inorganic PO4+ Glycerol as product
(1-4) Bodansky, Shinowara,
Jones, Reinhart
Methods that has p-nitrophenyl phosphate as substrate and p-nitrophenol (yellow) as end product
(5) Bessy, Lowry & Brock
(6) Bowers & McComb
King and Armstrong substrate and end product
Substrate: Phenyl phosphate
End Product: Phenol
ALP reference range
Adult: 30-90 u/L
0-3 Months: 70-220 u/L
3-10 Years: 50-260 u/L
10-Puberty: 60-295 u/L***
Tests for ALP isoenzymes
Electrophoresis, Chemical Inhibition, & Heating
suppresses the activity of certain enzyme so that specific isoenzyme is measured
Chemical Inhibitors
5 ALP isoenzymes
Liver ALP
Bone ALP
Placental ALP
Carcinoplacental ALP
INTESTINAL ALP
The most anodic/ fastest to migrate ALP isoenzyme
LIVER ALP
Liver ALP is increased in ____
hepatobiliary/ liver diseases
2 fraction of ALP isoenzyme
- Fast liver (a1) band
- Major liver band
Liver ALP fraction for fast migration to the anode
Fast liver (a1) band
liver ALP fraction that is contributing to the abundance of ALP in the circulation among healthy individual
Major liver band
Liver ALP inhibitor
Levamisole reagent
2nd most anodic/ fastest ALP isoenzyme
BONE ALP
Bone ALP is HEAT ______ fraction; readily denatured (significantly decreased in ____)
HEAT LABILE, 56degC