CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
ENZYMOLOGY | CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC ENZYMOLOGY
MEASUREMENT OF ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY
Measurement of Catalytic activity instead of concentration
International System Unit: IU/L Conventional Unit : katal
Measurement of the following at Zero Order Kinetics
Increase in Product Formation Decrease in Enzyme Concentration
Decrease in Substrate Concentration Increase in Concentration of Altered Coenzyme
Methods of Measurement
Fixed Time Continous Monitoring
End-point Kinetic Assay
Colorimetric Measures the Change in Absorbance
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT ENZYMES
MUSCLE ENZYMES
Enzyme Notation Type Major Site/s
Creatine Kinase CK Transferase Skeletal, Cardiac & Brain Tissue
Aldolase ALD Lyase Skeletal Muscle
Glycogen Phosphorylase GP Transferase Heart, Skeletal Muscle, Liver, Brain
LIVER ENZYMES
Enzyme Notation Type Major Site/s
Cardiac, Liver, Skeletal, Kidney, Pancreas,
Aspartate Aminotransferase AST Transferase
RBC
Alanine Aminotransferase ALT Transferase Liver and Cardiac Tissues
Glutamate Dehydrogenase GLD Oxidoreductase Liver
Liver, Bone, Spleen, Placenta, Intestine,
Alkaline Phosphatase ALP Hydrolase
Kidney
5’-Nucleotidase NTP Hydrolase Liver
Proximal Renal Tubule > Liver > Pancreas >
γ-Glutamyltransferase GGT Transferase
Intestine
Glutathione S-Transferase GST Transferase Liver
PANCREATIC ENZYMES
Enzyme Notation Type Major Site/s
α-Amylase AMY Hydrolase Salivary Glands, Pancreas
Pancreas, Gastric, Pulmonary & Intestinal
Lipase LPS Hydrolase
Mucosa
Trypsin TRY Hydrolase Pancreas, Intestinal Tract
BONE ENZYMES
Enzyme Notation Type Major Site/s
Liver, Bone, Spleen, Placenta, Intestine,
Alkaline Phosphatase ALP Hydrolase
Kidney
Acid Phosphatase ACP Hydrolase Lysosomes, Bone
MISCELLANEOUS ENZYMES
Enzyme Notation Type Major Site/s
Liver, Heart, RBCs, Lymph nodes, skeletal
Lactate Dehydrogenase LD Oxidoreductase
muscle
RBC, Lungs, Spleen, Nerve Endings, Gray
Cholinesterase CHE Hydrolase
Matter of Brain
Lipoprotein-Associated
Lp-PLA2 Hydrolase Monocytes, Macrophages, T-Cells, Mast Cells
Phospholipase A2
Azurophilic Granules of PMNs and Monocyte-
Myeloperoxidase MPO Oxidoreductase
Macrophages
Pregnancy-Associated
PAPP-A Hydrolase Placental Syncytiotrophoblast
Plasma Protein A
Glucose-6-Phosphate
G6PD Oxidoreductase RBCs
Dehydrogenase
Pyruvate Kinase PK Transferase RBC’s, Skeletal Muscle Tissue