Gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase and beta-glucuronidase in human ejaculates. Relation with abnormal liquefaction.
Gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGTP) and beta-glucuronidase activity were measured with commercial kits in 104 ejaculates. The two enzyme activities showed a positive correlation and GGTP activity was significantly correlated with sperm number and citrate concentration. GGTP activity is probably from prostatic origin. Ejaculates with abnormal liquefaction had a lower mean GGTP activity compared with ejaculates which showed normal liquefaction. In contrast beta-glucuronidase activity did not show such a difference.
D002951:Citrates / Q000032:analysis; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000201:enzymology*; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D014783:Viscosity; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000032:analysis*
D002951:Citrates; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D005966:Glucuronidase