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Enzyme reagent
for clinical chemistrytissueliquid

enzyme reagent
enzyme reagent
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Characteristics

Type
enzyme
Applications
tissue, for clinical chemistry
Format
liquid
Tested parameter
gamma-GT, alcohol

Description

Kinetic method described by Szasz-Persijn using Glupa-Carboxylat. Liquid stable reagent. Use of ɣ-GT activity in the diagnosis of hepatic dysfunction appears to be much more sensitive than the use of other liver enzymes, since elevation of ɣ-GT occurs earlier and lasts longer. The highest elevations are found in intrahepatic or posthepatic biliary obstruction, where values may be 5 to 30 times of normal levels. Moderately elevated ɣ-GT levels are seen in hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver disease states, metastatic hepatic neoplasm, and acute or chronic pancreatitis. Increased levels of ɣ-GT are also seen in sera of heavy drinkers or patients with alcohol cirrhosis. High ɣ-GT activity is found in prostate tissue, which may account for the increased ɣ-GT activity seen in some sera from men compared with sera from women. Szasz developed a kinetic approach in which Glupa-Carboxylat was used as the substrate; and glycylglycine, the acceptor. The use of glycylglycine accelerates the reaction greatly over the rate obtained in simple buffered medium. GGT is often measured as a surreptitious way of screening for alcohol abuse. However, amongst alcoholics without liver disease only half show a raised GGT, the extent of which is related to neither the amount nor the duration of ethanol consumption. A large number of drugs, not just anticonvulsants, increase GGT activity, and rarely activity can be increased in carcinoma of the prostate and hyperthyroidism. INTENDED USE Vitro ɣ-GT Reagent is intended for the in vitro quantitative determination of γ-glutamyltransferase in serum and plasma on both automated and manual systems.
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