A Studyof VariousElectrophoreticand Inhibition Techniquesfor SeparatingSerum Alkaline

Optimal conditions for the identification and semiquantitation of the isoenzymes of serum alkaline phosphatase are reviewed and a new technique is presented. In the recommended scheme, specific disc electrophoretic conditions are used to produce good separations, which are improved by comparing the alkaline phosphatase patterns of sera before and after treatment with heat or urea (3 mol/liter). This method is compared with other electrophoretic and inhibition tech-niques, Interpretation is aided by (a) reference to the relative mobilities of each isozyme, and (b) inactivation of bone alkaline phosphatase by heat or urea. The isozymes originating from bile, intestine, placenta, bone, and liver can b