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  • Title: Diagnosis of Pompe's disease in cultured skin fibroblasts and primary amniotic fluid cells using 4-methylumbelliferyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside as substrate.
    Author: Butterworth J, Droadhead DM.
    Journal: Clin Chim Acta; 1977 Jul 15; 78(2):335-42. PubMed ID: 18303.
    Abstract:
    The possible interference of neutral alpha-D-glucosidase in the diagnosis of Pompe's disease using 4-methylumbelliferyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside as substrate for the assay of acid alpha-D-glucosidase was investigated. The pH profile of alpha-D-glucosidase in control skin fibroblasts and amniotic fluid cells showed two peaks of activity. The shape of the pH profile depended upon whether or not the extract was added to the buffer before the substrate. If extract was added to the buffer before the substrate, a greater separation was obtained between the two peaks of activity. The neutral alpha-D-glucosidase activity could be totally removed by preliminary precipitation at pH 5.0. Following acid region whilst Pompe's cells had no activity enabling a clear distinction to be made between carriers and the disease state.
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