TESTS FOR LIVER SYNTHETIC FUNCTION Flashcards
Measures the totality of protein fractions in the plasma (albumin + globulin)
TOTAL PROTEIN
Assessment of nutritional status and presence of severe disease involving the
liver, kidney and bone marrow
TOTAL PROTEIN
Total Protein specimen
SERUM
Why you should never use plasma as specimen in total protein?
it contains fibrinogen (cause false increase by 0.2-0.4 g/dl)
Total Protein Interference
hemolysis, ictericia
Total Protein Reference value (SERUM)
6.5-8.3 g/dL (CF to g/L: 10)
10 METHODS FOR TOTAL PROTEIN
- KJELDAHL METHOD
- BIURET METHOD
- FOLIN-CIOCALTEU (LOWRY) METHOD
- UV ABSORPTION METHOD
- REFRACTOMETRY
- TURBIDIMETRY AND NEPHELOMETRY
- SALT FRACTIONATION
- COOMASIE BRILLIANT BLUE DYE
- NINHYDRIN
- SERUM PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS (SPE)
Classical method for protein quantitation
KJELDAHL METHOD
Reference method but NOT ROUTINELY USED (time consuming)
KJELDAHL METHOD
KJELDAHL METHOD Measures the amount of _________ in speciment
NITROGEN
KJELDAHL METHOD assumes that nitrogen content of protein is
16% (15.1 – 16.8%)
1 g of nitrogen is equal to
6.54 g of protein
3 STEPS of KJELDAHL METHOD
DIGESTION → DISTILLATION → TITRATION
Most widely used method for total protein determination
BIURET METHOD
A colorimetric non-enzymatic method that reads absorbance of color at ________
540 nm
BIURET METHOD
Biuret reagents:
o Alkaline Copper sulfate
o NaK tartrate (Rochelle salt) → prevents precipitation of copper
o NaOH
o KI → stabilizer
PRINCIPLE OF BIURET METHOD
peptide bonds present in protein forms a bond with cupric ions
forming a violet-colored chelate. (↑ bonds = ↑ purple color intensity = ↑ CHON)
Biuret Method Interference
Lipemic Sample
Has the highest analytical sensitivity (can measure very small conc. of protein)
FOLIN-CIOCALTEU (LOWRY) METHOD
FOLIN-CIOCALTEU (LOWRY) METHOD CAN BE MEASURED
SPECTROPHOTOMETRICALLY
FOLIN-CIOCALTEU (LOWRY) METHOD PRINCIPLE
Oxidation of phenolic compounds such as tyrosine, tryptophan, and histidine → reduces main reagent → to give a deep blue color
FOLIN-CIOCALTEU (LOWRY) MAIN REAGENT
Phospotngstic-molybdic acid or phenol reagent
FOLIN-CIOCALTEU (LOWRY) COLOR ENHANCER
Biuret reagent
UV ABSORPTION METHOD PRINCIPLE
The absorbance of proteins at 210nm (due to the absorbance of the
peptide bonds at this specific wavelength, EXCEPT aromatic AA)