Transasia Erba Lipase Kit (25ml)

Diagnostic reagent for quantitative in vitro determination of Lipase in human serum and plasma. 

Lipases are enzymes which hydrolyze glycerol ester of long fatty acids. The enzyme and its cofactor colipase is produced in the pancreas, lipase being also secreted in small amounts by the salivary glands as well as by gastric, pulmonary and intestinal mucosa. Bile acids and colipase form micellar complexes with the lipids and bind lipase on the substrate / water interface. Determination of lipase is used for investigation of pancreatic disorders. In acute pancreatitis the lipase concentrations rise to 2-50 fold to upper reference limit within 4-8 hours after begin of abdominal pain peaking at 24 hours and decreasing within 8 to 14 days. Elevated lipase values can also be observed in chronic pancreatitis and obstruction of the
pancreatic duct.