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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
We have characterized human plasma sialytransferase using a new fluorometric assay based on incorporation of a fluorescent NeuAc analogue into different acceptor glycoconjugates. This enables an exact characterization of acceptor specificity and kinetic properties. The data obtained indicate the presence of at least two distinct plasma sialytransferases: one specific for N-linked complex type glycan acceptors, and the other for GalNAc-residues on O-linked glycan acceptors. The first enzyme turned out to have very similar properties to a purified human liver sialytransferase, supporting an earlier hypothesis that liver is the main enzyme source. The new fluorometric assay presented here may be suitable for answering the question as to whether plasma sialytransferase is a useful diagnostic parameter in pathology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0009-8981
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
197
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
237-47
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of human plasma sialytransferase using a novel fluorometric assay.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Biochemie II der Universität Heidelberg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article