title: Identification of beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase A in mouse tissues with the fluorigenic substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-N-acetylglucosamine 6-sulphate.
abstract: beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidase from mouse tissue was separated into its constituent isoenzymes on DEAE-cellulose and its activity was monitored with 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-N-acetylglucosamine and 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-N-acetylglucosamine 6-sulphate. Forms corresponding to the human isoenzymes A (acidic), B (basic) and an 'intermediate' form were present in mouse liver and spleen, whereas in kidney the B and 'intermediate' forms predominated, with A present only as a minor component. In brain the 'intermediate', A and C activities were detected. Testis had predominantly A activity, whereas epididymis, the tissue with the highest specific activity of beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase, had an abundance of the 'intermediate' form, but was almost entirely lacking in the A form.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica Biologica, Facoltà di Scienza MM.FF.NN, Università di Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beccari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orlacchio
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Stirling
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D002848:Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose; D006923:Hymecromone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013154:Spleen / Q000201:enzymology; D013737:Testis / Q000201:enzymology; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014468:Umbelliferones; D001619:beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014468:Umbelliferones; D006923:Hymecromone; C043647:4-methylumbelliferyl-6-sulfo-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-glucopyranoside; D001619:beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases