• Clinical biochemistry · Oct 1977

    Clinical usefulness of alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme determinations.

    • L Gorman and B E Statland.
    • Clin. Biochem. 1977 Oct 1; 10 (5): 171-4.

    Abstract1. We report on the clinical usefulness of alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme determinations using a combined chemical inhibition method on 731 patient serum specimens exhibiting elevated (greater than 350 U/L) alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity. 2. The relative percentages of the organ-specific alkaline phosphatase activities were computed on the basis of three independent assays: total activity, activity in the presence of 10 mMl-phenylalanine, and activity in the presence of 3.1 M urea. 3. Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity assays were also performed on the same specimens. Using an upper reference limit of 30 U/L for GGT and comparing the GGT results with the percent liver AP, we found that the GGT results were 91% sensitive and 60% specific. 4. We conclude that AP isoenzyme determinations are very useful in identifying the organ source(s) responsible for elevated AP values. 5. The reference ranges for several age groups in relation to the adult population and their significance are presented.

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