ESTIMATION OF
INORGANIC
PHOSPHORUS BY FISKE
SUBBAROW METHOD
Dr. Akshata S Mirajkar
Assistant Professor
Department Of Biochemistry
D.Y Patil Medical college Kolhapur
INTRODUCTION
Abundant mineral
Total body phosphorus is about 1kg
80% present in bones and teeth
Hydroxyapatite in bone – structural support of the body
Involved in the release of energy from Fat, Protein, Carbohydrate during metabolism and in the
formation of genetic material, cell membranes and many enymes.
Buffer
Nucleic acids, Nucleotides like ATP, GTP, ADP etc
Fiske and Subbarow
Reagent
1. 10% TCA
2. Ammonium molybdate
3. Perchloric acid
4. 1,2,4 – Amino Naphthol Sulphonic Acid ( ANSA)
5. Working Phosphate Standard (0.004 mg/ml)
Preparation of Protein Free Filtrate
Mix by Inversion and keep aside for 5
minutes.Filter and use filtrate for estimation.
Preparation of Protein Free Filtrate
 Trichloroacetic acid is an alkaloidal agent
which helps in the precipitation of proteins.
 RBC’s are rich in phosphates so they need
to be removed before estimation of
phosphorus in blood and hemolysed blood
sample should be avoided.
Procedure
1)Test
2)Standard
3)Blank
Principle
Perchloric acid + Ammonium Molybdate Ammonium chloride + Molybdic acid
Molybdic acid + Inorganic Phosphorus Phosphomolybdic acid
1,2,4 Amino Naphthol Sulphonic Acid + Phosphomolybdic acid Blue Coloured Compound
( Read using a Red Filter/620nm)
Normal Values
Adult = 2.5 to 4.5 mg/dl
Infant = 4.5 to 8 mg/dl
Child = 4 to 6 mg/dl
Calculations
𝑇−𝐵
𝑆−𝐵
× Concentration of Std/ml × Volume of Standard×
100
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑢𝑚
=
𝑇−𝐵
𝑆−𝐵
×0.004×5×
100
0.5
=
𝑇−𝐵
𝑆−𝐵
×4
=--------------------mg/dl
Volume of serum
 10ml PFF contains 1ml serum
So 5ml PFF contains 0.5 ml serum
Result
The given blood sample contains ------------------mg/dl of Inorganic Phosphorus.
The given sample shows higher/lower/normal values as compared with the Adult/ Infant/ Child
range.
Interpretation
Hyperphosphataemia:
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypervitaminosis D
Chronic Nephritis
Interpretation
Hypophosphataemia:
Hyperparathyroidism
Rickets/ Osteomalacia
Physiological fall in increased carbohydrate utilization.
e.g: effect of insulin in causing the shift of glucose into the cells also enhances the transport of
phosphate into cells.
Thank you

Estimation of inorganic phosphorus by fiske subbarow method