| Literature DB >> 8127069 |
W He1, A M Boer, W J Kleijer, O P van Diggelen.
Abstract
4-Methylumbelliferyl-alpha-N-acetylglucosamine 6-sulphate was synthesized and shown to be a substrate for the lysosomal N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulphate sulphatase (GlcNAc-6S sulphatase). Fibroblasts and leukocytes from 3 different Sanfilippo D patients showed < 1% of mean normal GlcNAc-6S sulphatase activity. The enzymatic liberation of the fluorochrome from 4-methyl-umbelliferyl-alpha-N-acetylglucosamine 6-sulphate requires the sequential action of the GlcNAc-6S sulphatase and alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase. A normal level of alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity was insufficient to complete the hydrolysis of the reaction intermediate 4-methylumbelliferyl-alpha-N-acetylglucosaminide formed by the GlcNAc-6S sulphatase. A second incubation in the presence of excess alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase is needed to avoid underestimation of the GlcNAc-6S sulphatase activity.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8127069 DOI: 10.1007/bf00711508
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Inherit Metab Dis ISSN: 0141-8955 Impact factor: 4.982