Serum arylesterase isoenzymes in chronic hepatitis

Abstract

A new simple technique for the electrophoretic fractionation of arylesterase isoenzymes on cellulose acetate is described. Such a technique is a diagnostic tool in liver pathology insofar as it allows a differential evaluation of chronic aggressive hepatitis and persistent hepatitis. In addition the technique yields a typical isoenzyme pattern in hepatic cirrhosis, both micro- and macro-nodular.