Biochemistry · Enzymes and Clinical Enzymology

Therapeutic enzymes

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Quick Orientation

Section

Definition

Objective
Understand the core idea
Keywords
enzymes, therapeutic agents, analytical reagents

Enzymes as Analytical Reagents

Objective
Learn the main facts and relationships
Keywords
clinical laboratory, glucose, urea, uric acid, and cholesterol, plasma glucose

Immobilized Enzymes

Objective
Learn the main facts and relationships
Keywords
immobilized, Beaded gels, cyanogen bromide-activated sepharose

Clinical Correlation

Objective
Connect the mechanism to clinical findings
Keywords
glucose oxidase and peroxidase, glucose in urine, blue colour

Definition

Certain enzymes are useful as therapeutic agents, as analytical reagents, in genetic manipulations, and for industrial applications.