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  • Title: Purification and some properties of liver and brain beta-N-acetyl-hexosaminidase S.
    Author: Potier M, Teitelbaum J, Melancon SB, Dallaire L.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1979 Jan 12; 566(1):80-7. PubMed ID: 758959.
    Abstract:
    beta-N-Acetyl-hexosaminidase S (2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-hexoside acetamido-deoxyhexohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.52) was purified from liver and brain of a patient deceased of type O GM2 gangliosidosis (Sandhoff's disease). Brain beta-N-acetyl-hexosaminidase S was further purified by preparative polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The pH optimum of the purified liver and brain enzyme was 5.0 and Km values were 0.8--0.9 mM and 0.3--0.4 mM with 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-N-acetylglucosamine and beta-D-N-acetylgalactosaminide derivatives, respectively. beta-N-Acetyl-hexosaminidase S was thermolabile losing most of its activity after 50 min at 50 degrees C. The apparent molecular weights of the purified liver and brain enzymes were 154 000 and 152 000, respectively. Hexosamines activated beta-N-acetyl-hexosaminidase S whereas the isoenzyme A and B were inhibited. The glycoprotein nature of beta-N-acetyl-hexosaminidase S was suggested by its affinity towards Concanavalin A-Sepharose.
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