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Oxidoreductases and hydrolases as marker enzymes for ultracentrifugation of islets of Langerhans of rats.

Using quantitative fluorometric micro methods the presence of glutamate dehydrogenase, acid galactosidase, and acid glucuronidase was detected in pancreatic islets of the rat. Some properties of these enzymes and of malate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, and acid phosphatase were investigated. It has been shown that subcellular fractions of homogenates of islets of Langerhans can be characterized by using glutamate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, and acid hydrolases as marker enzymes for mitochondria, cytosol, and lysosomes, respectively. The degree of contamination from acinar tissue in the islet preparations was calculated from the amylase activity of the homogenates.

Acid Phosphatase↗

Analytical and clinical performance of a homogeneous enzymatic LDL-cholesterol assay compared with the ultracentrifugation-dextran sulfate-Mg2+ method.

LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration is currently determined in most clinical laboratories by the Friedewald calculation. This approach has several limitations and may not meet the current total error requirement in LDL-C measurement of < or = 12%. We evaluated the analytical and clinical performance of the direct N-geneous LDL-C assay (Equal Diagnostics). The N-geneous method correlated highly with the modified beta-quantification assay (r = 0.95; y = 0.91x + 70.6 mg/L; n = 199), showed no significant effect of increased triglyceride or other common interferants, and performed adequately in serum samples from nonfasting individuals. This assay demonstrated a mean total error of 6.75% over a wide range of LDL-C concentrations. In addition, at the medical decision cutoff points, this LDL-C assay showed positive predictive values of 78-95% and negative predictive values of 84-99%. We conclude that the N-geneous LDL-C meets the currently established analytical performance goals and appears to have a role in the diagnosis and management of hypercholesterolemic patients.

Cholesterol, LDL↗