| Literature DB >> 11768586 |
Y V Voznyi1, J L Keulemans, O P van Diggelen.
Abstract
4-Methylumbelliferyl-alpha-iduronate 2-sulphate was synthesized and shown to be a specific substrate for the lysosomal iduronate-2-sulphate sulphatase (IDS). Fibroblasts (n = 17), leukocytes (n = 3) and plasmas (n = 9) from different MPS II patients showed < 5% of mean normal IDS activity. The enzymatic liberation of the fluorochrome from 4-methylumbelliferyl-alpha-iduronate 2-sulphate requires the sequential action of IDS and alpha-iduronidase. A normal level of alpha-iduronidase activity was insufficient to complete the hydrolysis of the reaction intermediate 4-methylumbelliferyl-alpha-iduronide formed by IDS. A second incubation step in the presence of excess purified alpha-iduronidase is needed to avoid underestimation of the IDS activity.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11768586 DOI: 10.1023/a:1012763026526
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Inherit Metab Dis ISSN: 0141-8955 Impact factor: 4.982