title: Kinetic rate assay of urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase with 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide as substrate.
abstract: In this new procedure for determining the activity of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (EC 3.2.1.30; NAG) in urine, a new synthetic substrate, 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide is used. No sample blank is required because the activity is determined kinetically. Very high precision is possible, with CVs of less than 3.8% both within-run and between-run. Glucose, ascorbic acid, bilirubin, bromosulfonphthalein, and phenosulfonphthalein do not interfere. The reference interval (mean +/- 2 SD) for healthy subjects was 1.9-11.1 U per gram of creatinine. NAG activity can be determined over a wide range (2-500 U/L) with high sensitivity. The method is suitable for use with various automated analyzers, and it should be useful for screening for renal diseases.
authors.affiliation: Central Clinical Laboratory, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Makise
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanayama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harakawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase / Q000652:urine*; D001322:Autoanalysis; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006596:Hexosaminidases / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: C057414:2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl-N-acetylglucosaminide; D006596:Hexosaminidases; D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase; D005944:Glucosamine; D000117:Acetylglucosamine