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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 21, 1791-1794, Copyright © 1975 by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Fluorometric Assay of Serum Acid or Alkaline Phosphatase, Either in Solution or on a Semisolid Surface

Bernd Rietz 1 and George G. Guilbault 1

1 Technical University of Denmark, Chemistry Department A, Building 207, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark.

We describe enzymatic fluorometric methods for determining activities of serum alkaline phosphatase and of serum acid phosphatase in solution and on silicone rubber pads. 4-Methylumbelliferone phosphate is used as substrate, in either tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane or citrate buffer. In solution, the reaction is measured at 37 °C in a 3-ml Pyrex cuvette. Measurements on the pads are also made at 37 °C, after establishing a stable substrate film by lyophilizing all reagents on the surface of the pads. Only 20 to 30 µl of substrate solution, 50 µl of buffer solution, and 1 to 10 µl of blood are necessary, making a total volume of 51 to 60 µl for each assay. The rate of appearance of the fluorescent 4-methylumbelliferone liberated from 4-methylumbelliferone phosphate by the enzymatic action is measured and equated to enzyme activity. Calibration plots of the change in fluorescence per minute vs. enzyme activity for measurements in solution and on pads show a good proportionality in the range of 30.8 to 633 U/liter for alkaline phosphatase and in the range of 0.265 to 5.3 King— Armstrong units for acid phosphatase, indicating the usefulness of these methods in the clinical laboratory.


Key Words: Paget's disease • obstructive jaundice • rickets • prostatic cancer • 4-methylumbelliferone phosphate

Submitted on July 21, 1975




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