Separation and identification of alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes and isoforms in serum of healthy persons by isoelectric focusing |
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Authors: | J Griffiths J Black |
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Institution: | Department of Pathology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425. |
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Abstract: | We have developed an isoelectric focusing procedure for resolving alkaline phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1) isoenzymes and isoforms in serum. We use a thin-layer agarose gel film containing synthetic carrier ampholytes and a "separator" to flatten the pH gradient in the region of the isoenzyme and isoform isoelectric points. Sharp, highly resolved zones of enzyme activity are obtained by limiting diffusion; for this we rapidly couple the released product, 1-naphthol, to a diazonium salt, which forms a colored precipitate at the site of activity. We have resolved and identified 12 zones of alkaline phosphatase activity in the serum of ostensibly healthy persons within a wide age range. Theoretically, three basic isoenzymes are produced from independent gene loci: intestinal, placental, and nonspecific tissue alkaline phosphatase. The other zones of activity may be isoforms. |
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