N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase in jaundice syndrome
Sánchez Rodríguez, A.; Criado Jiménez, M.; Pérez Sandoval, D.; Rico Sánchez, J.; Hueso Pérez, J.; Sánchez Fuentes, D.; Mejía Molina, P.; de Portugal Alvarez, J.
Anales de Medicina Interna 6(5): 239-243
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199 PMID: 2491536 Document Number: 337639
The seric activity of the enzyme NAG (N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase) was studied in 3 groups of patients with jaundice of different etiology (extrahepatic, intrahepatic and acute hepatitis) and in a control group, in order to observe the discrimination capacity of this enzyme in each group. After the use of a fluorimetric method, the results were exposed, applying the statistical test, comparing different variables; the results are discussed and we conclude that NAG is an enzyme of easy detection and low cost to be included in the group of tests to study the biological pattern of jaundice.