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Clinical Chemistry 22: 439-444, 1976;
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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 22, 439-444, Copyright © 1976 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Electrophoretic pattern of amylase isoenzymes in serum and urine of normal persons

M Otsuki, S Saeki, H Yuu, M Maeda and S Baba

We separated and measured amylase isoenzymes in the serum and urine of 3036 normal persons by electrophoresis on a thin layer of polyacrylamide gel. We wished to establish the normal pattern of these isoenzymes and to evaluate the usefulness of this method of electrophoresis in clinical diagnosis. Results for patients with hyper- or hypofunctioning pancreas and salivary glands suggested that essentially all the isoamylases in human serum and urine are derived from the salivary glands and the pancreas, and revealed that isoamylases of more than 98% of normal persons consisted of two major isoenzymes and two to three minor ones. Although these observations indicate that data on changes in the proportion of amylase activity of each isoenzyme can be useful in clinical medicine, the following points should be remembered: (a) quantitative differences in the isoenzyme pattern were observed, depending upon the condition of the samples; (b) because the proportion of isoamylase activity in serum of different normal persons differs, seriatim determination of amylase isoenzymes is necessary; and (c) because five different genetically controlled types of isoamylases were observed in normal persons, genetic investigations are also necessary.




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