Importance of assay conditions in visualization and quantitation of serum alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes separated by electrophoresis

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 1999

Autores

Hipolito Reis, C (Autor) Outra; Dias, PO (Autor) Outra; Martins, MJ (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL & LABORATORY INVESTIGATION

Vol. 59

Páginas: 593-605

ISSN: 0036-5513

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 5 Citações

Scopus - 8 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Outras ciências médicas

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-001-2SB

Abstract (EN): The importance of separation and identification of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP; E.C. 3.1.3.1) fractions/isoenzymes has been frequently reported. Each serum ALP fraction/isoenzyme quantitation has both practical and theoretical importance. In the present work, serum was collected from Wistar rats and, in identical experimental conditions, total serum ALP activity and serum ALP electrophoretic fractions/isoenzymes activities were quantified. Different results for both kinds of ALP activity were obtained when different buffers or mixture of these buffers (carbonate/bicarbonate; 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol/HCl; Veronal, sodium diethylbarbiturate/HCl), pH conditions (9.4 and 10.4) and substrates (alpha- and beta-naphthyl phosphates) were used. Higher total serum ALP activity was always observed with beta-naphthyl phosphate, independently of the buffer (or mixture of buffers) and pH used. Electrophoresis allowed the separation of two serum ALP fractions. Activity of both serum ALP electrophoretic fractions was always higher with beta-naphthyl phosphate, except with carbonate/bicarbonate pH 10.4. The effect of a change in pH was buffer (or mixture of buffers) and substrate-dependent; the addition of a second buffer (to that previously used) was not always accompanied by an increase or decrease (of the same magnitude) in our results. The results obtained with different buffers (or mixture of buffers) were not identical with substrates and pH values. It is concluded that (i) from the same electrophoretic separation of serum ALP fractions/isoenzymes, different values for its activity can be obtained by changing the assay conditions used for ALP visualization (revelation, staining); (ii) the same assay conditions for quantitation of total serum ALP and serum ALP electrophoretic fractions/isoenzymes should be used; (iii) the choice of assay conditions should take into account the biochemical problem being studied in each case.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 13