Biochemistry in Tables, Schemes, and Graphs - S.D. Zhamsaranova 2009

Enzymes
Application of Enzymes in Medicine

Main Fields

Enzymes

Examples of Application

Diagnostics

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH-1 isoenzyme)

Myocardial infarction

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

Myocardial infarction

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

Liver disease (e.g., infectious hepatitis), myocardial infarction

Creatine kinase (CK)

MM isoenzyme -

Muscle type, isoenzyme

MB - cardiac type

Progressive muscular dystrophy

Myocardial infarction

а -Amylase

Pancreatic disease

Pepsin

Impaired Protein Digestion in The Stomach, impaired pepsin synthesis or secretion

Treatment

Trypsin, Chymotrypsin

Treatment of purulent wounds

Streptokinase, urokinase

Prevention of Blood clot formation during organ transplantation and other surgeries

Hyaluronidase

Resorption of scars

Nucleases (DNase)

Viral Conjunctivitis, rhinitis, purulent Bronchitis

Use of enzymes as analytical Reagents

Glucose oxidase

Determination of blood glucose concentration

Cholesterol oxidase

Determination of blood cholesterol

Lipase

Determination of blood triacylglycerols

Urease

Determination of blood urea



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