FLUOROMETRIC ASSAY OF NEURAMINIDASE WITH A SODIUM (4-METHYLUMBELLIFERYL-ALPHA-D-N-ACETYLNEURAMINATE) SUBSTRATE
FLUOROMETRIC ASSAY OF NEURAMINIDASE WITH A SODIUM (4-METHYLUMBELLIFERYL-ALPHA-D-N-ACETYLNEURAMINATE) SUBSTRATE
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DOI:
10.1016/0003-2697(79)90362-2
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
MELANCON, SB
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作者:
POTIER, M;MAMELI, L;MELANCON, SB
The preparation of a sodium (4-methylumbelliferyl-.alpha.-D-N-acetylneuraminate) substrate and its use in a sensitive fluorometric assay of neuraminidase (EC 3.2.1.18) from Vibrio cholerae, cultured fibroblasts and human leukocytes is described. V. cholerae neuraminidase showed maximum activity at pH 4.6 and an apparent Km of 1.5 mM, and was activated by CaCl2 and inhibited by EDTA, NaCl, and N-acetylneuraminic acid. The inhibition by N-acetylneuraminic acid was competitive (Ki [inhibition constant] = 6.1 mM). Cultured fibroblast and leukocyte neuraminidases showed maximum activity between pH 4.2-4.4 and apparent Km values of 0.13 and 0.22 mM, respectively. Neuraminidase activity was considerably reduced in cultured fibroblasts of patients with mucolipidosis types I, II and III.