title: Heterogeneity of serum creatine kinase isoenzyme MM in myocardial infarction: standardization of patterns by use of cord-blood serum.
abstract: We investigated serum creatine kinase (CK; EC 2.7.3.2) isoenzyme MM in myocardial infarction, using isoelectric focusing in polyacrylamide gels. As many as 14 sub-band species were detected, and sequential sampling revealed a progressive anodal shift in their distribution. A nomenclature for sub-band typing is proposed. It denotes the major sub-bands as 1 (pl 6.91), 2 (pl 6.65), and 3 (pl 6.35); which are usually detected in sera of normal CK range. Abnormal sub-bands (associated with increases in the concentrations of CK) are denoted as a (pl 7.55), b (pl 7.35), c (pl 7.25), d (pl 7.05), e (pl 6.85), f (pl 6.72), g (pl 6.50), h (pl 6.40), i (pl 6.28), j (pl 6.20), and k (pl 6.15). Cord-blood sera gave highly reproducible CK-MM patterns characterized by prominent detection of sub-bands 1-3 and faint detection of c, e, f, g, h, i, and j. It is recommended as a standard for CK-MM sub-band typing.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department, General Hospital, Sligo, Ireland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006801:Humans; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000201:enzymology*; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase