| Literature DB >> 9053559 |
R J Wanders1, R Ofman, G J Romeijn, R B Schutgens, P A Mooijer, C Dekker, H van den Bosch.
Abstract
Dihydroxyacetone-phosphate acyltransferase (DHAPAT) is a peroxisomal enzyme catalysing the first step in ether-phospholipid biosynthesis. DHAPAT is deficient in cells from patients suffering from a variety of peroxisomal disorders. Accurate measurement of the activity of this enzyme is of great importance, especially since it is a central parameter in the prenatal diagnosis of the disorders of peroxisome biogenesis, rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata and DHAPAT-deficiency. We describe a straightforward and accurate assay allowing the activity of DHAPAT to be measured reliably in chorionic villus samples, blood cells, cultured skin fibroblasts, cultured chorionic villus fibroblasts and cultured amniocytes.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 9053559 DOI: 10.1007/bf00711432
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Inherit Metab Dis ISSN: 0141-8955 Impact factor: 4.982