title: Partial deficiency of glycoprotein neuraminidase in some patients with Morquio disease type A.
abstract: A deficiency of glycoprotein neuraminidase (sialidase, acylneuraminyl hydrolase, EC 3.2.1.18) activity was found in fibroblasts from a patient with the clinical symptoms of Morquio disease type A (mucopolysaccharidosis IV A). Residual neuraminidase activity was about 5% of the mean normal activity. N-Acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate (GalNAc-6-S) sulfatase activity was reduced to less than 1% of normal with a pH-optimum of 3.0 as expected for the severe form of Morquio disease. In peripheral leucocytes of the patient, however, neuraminidase activity but not Ga1NAc-6-S sulfatase activity was in the normal range. Mixing experiments excluded the presence of excessive amounts of inhibitors of neuraminidase activity.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002811:Chondroitinsulfatases / Q000172:deficiency; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D009085:Mucopolysaccharidosis IV / Q000201:enzymology*; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: D002811:Chondroitinsulfatases; D009439:Neuraminidase