Agarose electrophoresis and inhibitor tests for isoamylase determination can give complementary clinical information.
We report the presence of an extremely high proportion of "aged" amylase in the serum and cyst fluid of a patient with a pancreatic pseudocyst. A salivary amylase inhibitor test helped us to differentiate these "aged" pancreatic amylases from salivary fractions having a similar electrophoretic mobility.
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D000681:Amylases / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D003720:Densitometry; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007517:Isoamylase / Q000032:analysis* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000097:blood; D007813:Laparotomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000601:surgery; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000201:enzymology; D011859:Radiography
D000681:Amylases; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D007517:Isoamylase