BIOCHEMICALLY IMPORTANT ENZYMES

Question 1

considered a specific marker for liver disease

Answer 1

SGPT

Question 2

present in liver tissue, and elevations may be seen in liver disease such as hepatitis and cirrhosis

Answer 2

LDH4 AND LDH5

Question 3

an enzyme that is found primarily in skeletal and cardiac muscle and in
smaller fractions in the brain

Answer 3

CREATINE KINASE

Question 4

found in the liver

Answer 4

SGOT

Question 5

useful in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction

Answer 5

LDH1 AND LDH2

Question 6

TYPES OF CK

Answer 6

muscle (CK-MM)
brain (CK-BB)
cardiac tissue (CK-MB)

Question 7

present in the heart, kidney, pancreas, lungs, and skeletal muscle

Answer 7

SGOT

Question 8

enzyme that aids in the digestion of fat

Answer 8

LIPASE

Question 9

important marker in the diagnosis of acute myocardial
infarction

Answer 9

cardiac tissue (CK-MB)

Question 10

For diagnosis of liver disease

Answer 10

SGOT

Question 11

primarily secreted by the pancreas

Answer 11

LIPASE

Question 12

sensitive markers of cardiac injury

Answer 12

Troponin I and T

Question 13

useful in the diagnosis of pancreatitis

Answer 13

LIPASE

Question 13

enzyme found in the liver, kidney, and pancreas

Answer 13

g-Glutamyl Transpeptidase

Question 14

found solely in the cardiac muscle

Answer 14

TROPONIN I

Question 15

GGT MEANING

Answer 15

g-Glutamyl Transpeptidase

Question 16

considered a more specific marker
for acute pancreatitis than amylase

Answer 16

LIPASE

Question 17

found in both cardiac and skeletal muscle

Answer 17

Troponin T

Question 18

useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of alcoholic liver disease

Answer 18

GGT

Question 19

enzyme that aids in digestion by breaking down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars

Answer 19

AMYLASE

Question 20

GASTROINTESTINAL TESTS

Answer 20

• Alanine Aminotransferase/ serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)
• Aspartate Aminotransferase/ serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)
• g-Glutamyl Transpeptidase
  -Lactate Dehydrogenase
  -Lipase
  -Amylase

Question 21

Increased GGT may be seen in these diseases

Answer 21

alcoholic liver disease
metastatic liver disease
obstructive jaundice
cholelithiasis
pancreatitis

Question 22

liver tissue

Answer 22

SGPT

Question 23

produced in the pancreas and salivary glands, and lesser amounts are secreted by the fallopian tubes, lungs, thyroid, and tonsils

Answer 23

AMYLASE

Question 24

enzyme involved in the interconversion of lactate and pyruvate

Answer 24

Lactate Dehydrogenase

Question 24

most often used in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis

Answer 24

SERUM AMYLASE

Question 24

located in myocardial, muscle, and renal tissue

Answer 24

SGPT

Question 25

found in many tissues, including heart, brain, liver, skeletal muscle, kidneys, lungs, and RBCs

Answer 25

Lactate Dehydrogenase

Question 26

SGPT MEANING

Answer 26

serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase

Question 27

SGOT MEANING

Answer 27

serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase