This article comprises detailed information about L-asparaginase, encompassing topics such as microbial and plant sources of L-asparaginase, treatment with L-asparaginase, mechanism of action of L-asparaginase, production, purification, properties, expression and characteristics of l-asparaginase along with information about studies on the structure of L-asparaginase. Although L-asparaginase has been reviewed by Savitri and Azmi (2003), our effort has been to include recent and updated information about the enzyme covering new aspects such as structural modification and immobilization of L-asparaginase, recombinant L-asparaginase, resistance to L-asparaginase, methods of assay of L-asparagine and L-asparaginase activity using the biosensor approach, L-asparaginase activity in soil and the factors affecting it. Also, side-effects of L-asparaginase treatment in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been discussed in the current review. L-asparaginase has been and is still one of the most widely studied therapeutic enzymes by researchers and scientists worldwide.
The present work aims at the development of a novel, diagnostic biosensor for monitoring asparagine levels in leukemia. Various immobilization strategies have been applied to improve the stability of the biocomponent (asparaginase). Response time studies have been carried out for different immobilization methods. Phenol Red indicator has been coimmobilized with asparaginase and color visualization approach has been optimized for various asparagine ranges. The detection limit of asparagine achieved with nitrocellulose membrane is 10(-1) M, with silicon gel is 10(-10)-10(-1) M, and with calcium alginate beads is 10(-9)-10(-1) M. Furthermore, the calcium alginate bead system of immobilization has been applied for the asparagine range detection in normal and leukemia serum samples.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between biochemical markers such as serum calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), 25(OH) vitamin D, and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) in our study group, as well as to correlate dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) findings with these biochemical markers.
MethodologyAn eligible group of 50 chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients, age 18 and older, who have undergone HD two times a week for at least six months participated in this retrospective cross-sectional study. We compared serum FGF23, intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), 25(OH) vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan showing bone mineral density disorder (BMD) around the femoral neck, distal radius, and lumbar spine. Human FGF23 Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA) Kit PicoKine® (Catalog # EK0759; Boster Biological Technology, Pleasanton, CA) was used in the optimum moisture content (OMC) lab to measure FGF23 levels. For the analysis of associations with various studied variables, the levels of FGF23 were split into two groups, which were high (group 1, FGF23 50 to 500 pg/ml), that is, up to 10 times the normal levels and extremely high (group 2, FGF23 > 500 pg/ml) FGF23 levels. All the tests were conducted for routine examination where the data obtained was analyzed in this research project.
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