Biochemical and Kinetic Study on Serum Adenosine Deaminase Enzyme in P­ Thalassaemia

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate activity and some kinetic

and  thermodynamic  parameters  of  adenosine  deaminnse  (ADA)in

serum in patient affected with P-thalassaemia and compared with that of   healthy   individuals    .Serum   AD   levels   were   found   to   be significantly  higher  in  patient  with  P-thalassaemia  (98±9.15  IU/L) than in healthy  individuals (22± 2.04 IUIL)the study was carried in optimum pH value 6.5 and 37c  by which the enzyme possess highest activity .The study was concentrated to comprehensive  determination of the Km,Vrnax and rate reaction kinetics of the enzyme reaction in both normal and thalassaemic sera the pseudo first  order plot reflects both values of the first -<>rder association constant (k,)  and the half life time (tlf2) of the enzymatic reaction . The activation energy of the reaction (ES-Complex) formation was estimated using Arrhenius plof