Clinical Chemistry

BASIC ENZYMOLOGY (MLS)

Learning Lab for Medical Laboratory Scientists

Author information
Christopher McCudden, PhD, DABCC, NRCC, FAACC
Danyel Tacker, PhD, DABCC, FAACC
Drs McCudden and Tacker disclosed no conflict

Learning objectives:

  • Describe the basic structure and function of enzymes
  • Recognize different enzymes naming conventions and nomenclature
  • Discuss the methods to measure clinically relevant enzymes