How accurate are lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme estimations by the thin-layer agarose fluorescent technique? 1976

D McKenzie, and P I Clark, and A R Henderson

We offer an assessment of the accuracy of the thin-layer agarose fluorescent technique of Elevitch et al. [Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 46, 692 (1966)]. We used semi-purified human lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes 1 and 5. Both the lactate lead to pyruvate and pyruvate lead to lactate assays [Clin. Chem. 20, 1462 (1974)] appear to give, within the errors of the techniques used, a substantially unbiased estimate of both LD-1 and LD-5, although this must remain a provisional conclusion until a definitive method of assay for the total and isoenzymic LD activities is created. Introducing a buffer into the substrate mixture (lactate lead to pyruvate assay) had no effect on these findings except at extremes of pH, when marked inaccuracies occurred.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007527 Isoenzymes Structurally related forms of an enzyme. Each isoenzyme has the same mechanism and classification, but differs in its chemical, physical, or immunological characteristics. Alloenzyme,Allozyme,Isoenzyme,Isozyme,Isozymes,Alloenzymes,Allozymes
D007770 L-Lactate Dehydrogenase A tetrameric enzyme that, along with the coenzyme NAD+, catalyzes the interconversion of LACTATE and PYRUVATE. In vertebrates, genes for three different subunits (LDH-A, LDH-B and LDH-C) exist. Lactate Dehydrogenase,Dehydrogenase, L-Lactate,Dehydrogenase, Lactate,L Lactate Dehydrogenase
D008722 Methods A series of steps taken in order to conduct research. Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D011773 Pyruvates Derivatives of PYRUVIC ACID, including its salts and esters.
D002021 Buffers A chemical system that functions to control the levels of specific ions in solution. When the level of hydrogen ion in solution is controlled the system is called a pH buffer. Buffer
D004587 Electrophoresis, Agar Gel Electrophoresis in which agar or agarose gel is used as the diffusion medium. Electrophoresis, Agarose Gel,Agar Gel Electrophoresis,Agarose Gel Electrophoresis,Gel Electrophoresis, Agar,Gel Electrophoresis, Agarose
D013050 Spectrometry, Fluorescence Measurement of the intensity and quality of fluorescence. Fluorescence Spectrophotometry,Fluorescence Spectroscopy,Spectrofluorometry,Fluorescence Spectrometry,Spectrophotometry, Fluorescence,Spectroscopy, Fluorescence

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