Biochemical composition of washed human seminal coagulum in comparison to sperm-free semen from the same donors.
Intra-individual inter-ejaculate variations in the amounts of protein, fructose, N-acetylamino sugar, phosphate, sialic acid and amino sugar in washed coagulum from normal ejaculates of men were highly consistent (N = 9). All the prostatic components studied (acid phosphatase, zinc, calcium and citric acid), except zinc, in the washed coagulum were reduced by 90% of their values in semen (N = 5). The seminal vesicular markers (fructose, N-acetylamino sugar and phosphate) had no association with the coagulum structure and represented the soluble components (N = 5). The concentrations of protein and zinc in the coagulum were higher than those of semen by 114% and 32% respectively. The coagulum contained sialic acid and amino sugar as integrated components.
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Department of Biochemistry, Calcutta University College of Science, India.
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D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis; D000606:Amino Sugars / Q000032:analysis; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D002951:Citrates / Q000032:analysis; D019343:Citric Acid; D005632:Fructose / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D011467:Prostate / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis
D000606:Amino Sugars; D002951:Citrates; D010710:Phosphates; D011506:Proteins; D012794:Sialic Acids; D019343:Citric Acid; D005632:Fructose; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium