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Biochemical studies of a human low-activity galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase variant. 1978

W G Ng, and F Kline, and J Lin, and R Koch, and G N Donnell

A low activity galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (transferase) variant in a newborn infant has been demonstrated by biochemical studies in erythrocytes and cultured skin fibroblasts. The newborn infant was a galactosaemic suspect identified in a neonatal metabolic screening programme. On breast feeding, he did well without clinical symptoms of galactosaemia during the first 15 days of life. However, substantial amounts of erythrocyte galactose-1-phosphate and urinary galactitol corresponding to the levels in untreated galactosaemic patients, along with mild amino aciduria, were found. The transferase activity, as measured by a sensitive micro kinetic radioisotopic method, was about 7--10% of the normal. On starch gel electrophoresis, the enzyme from the haemolysate had similar mobility as the normal in Tris--glycine buffer, pH 8.8 and phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, but had a slower mobility than that of the normal in the histidine buffer, pH 7.8. The mobility difference was much clearer in a semipurified enzyme preparation. The transferase enzyme in the haemolysate appeared to be more heat labile.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008297 Male Males
D009713 Nucleotidyltransferases A class of enzymes that transfers nucleotidyl residues. EC 2.7.7. Nucleotidyltransferase
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D004592 Electrophoresis, Starch Gel Electrophoresis in which a starch gel (a mixture of amylose and amylopectin) is used as the diffusion medium. Starch Gel Electrophoresis
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D005347 Fibroblasts Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. Fibroblast
D005693 Galactosemias A group of inherited enzyme deficiencies which feature elevations of GALACTOSE in the blood. This condition may be associated with deficiencies of GALACTOKINASE; UDPGLUCOSE-HEXOSE-1-PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; or UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE. The classic form is caused by UDPglucose-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase deficiency, and presents in infancy with FAILURE TO THRIVE; VOMITING; and INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION. Affected individuals also may develop MENTAL RETARDATION; JAUNDICE; hepatosplenomegaly; ovarian failure (PRIMARY OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY); and cataracts. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp61-3) Galactokinase Deficiency Disease,Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyl-Transferase Deficiency Disease,UDPglucose 4-Epimerase Deficiency Disease,Classic Galactosemia,Deficiency Disease, Galactokinase,Deficiency Disease, Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyl-Transferase,Deficiency Disease, UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase,Deficiency Disease, UDPglucose 4-Epimerase,Epimerase Deficiency Galactosemia,GALE Deficiency,GALK Deficiency,GALT Deficiency,Galactokinase Deficiency,Galactose Epimerase Deficiency,Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyltransferase Deficiency,Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiency,Galactosemia,Galactosemia 2,Galactosemia 3,Galactosemia III,Galactosemia, Classic,Hereditary Galactokinase Deficiency,UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase Deficiency,UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase Deficiency Disease,UDPGlucose Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiency,UTP Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiency,UTP-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiency Disease,Classic Galactosemias,Deficiencies, GALE,Deficiencies, GALK,Deficiencies, GALT,Deficiencies, Galactokinase,Deficiencies, Galactose Epimerase,Deficiencies, Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyltransferase,Deficiencies, Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase,Deficiencies, Hereditary Galactokinase,Deficiencies, UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase,Deficiency Disease, Galactose 1 Phosphate Uridyl Transferase,Deficiency Disease, UDP Galactose 4 Epimerase,Deficiency Disease, UDPglucose 4 Epimerase,Deficiency Diseases, UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase,Deficiency Galactosemia, Epimerase,Deficiency Galactosemias, Epimerase,Deficiency, GALE,Deficiency, GALK,Deficiency, GALT,Deficiency, Galactokinase,Deficiency, Galactose Epimerase,Deficiency, Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyltransferase,Deficiency, Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase,Deficiency, Hereditary Galactokinase,Deficiency, UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase,Epimerase Deficiency Galactosemias,GALE Deficiencies,GALK Deficiencies,GALT Deficiencies,Galactokinase Deficiencies,Galactokinase Deficiencies, Hereditary,Galactokinase Deficiency Diseases,Galactokinase Deficiency, Hereditary,Galactose 1 Phosphate Uridyl Transferase Deficiency Disease,Galactose 1 Phosphate Uridyltransferase Deficiency,Galactose 1 Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiency,Galactose Epimerase Deficiencies,Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyltransferase Deficiencies,Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiencies,Galactosemia 2s,Galactosemia 3s,Galactosemia IIIs,Galactosemia, Epimerase Deficiency,Galactosemias, Classic,Galactosemias, Epimerase Deficiency,Hereditary Galactokinase Deficiencies,UDP Galactose 4 Epimerase Deficiency,UDP Galactose 4 Epimerase Deficiency Disease,UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase Deficiencies,UDP-Galactose-4-Epimerase Deficiency Diseases,UDPGlucose Hexose 1 Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiency,UDPglucose 4 Epimerase Deficiency Disease,UTP Hexose 1 Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiency,UTP Hexose 1 Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Deficiency Disease,Uridyltransferase Deficiencies, Galactose-1-Phosphate,Uridyltransferase Deficiency, Galactose-1-Phosphate,Uridylyltransferase Deficiencies, Galactose-1-Phosphate,Uridylyltransferase Deficiency, Galactose-1-Phosphate
D006599 UDPglucose-Hexose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of UMP from UDPglucose to galactose 1-phosphate, forming UDPgalactose and glucose 1-phosphate. Deficiency in this enzyme is the major cause of GALACTOSEMIA. EC 2.7.7.12. Hexosephosphate Uridylyltransferase,Phosphogalactose Uridyl Transferase,Uridyl Transferase,Galactose-1-P-Uridyltransferase,Galactose 1 P Uridyltransferase,Transferase, Phosphogalactose Uridyl,Transferase, Uridyl,Uridyl Transferase, Phosphogalactose,Uridylyltransferase, Hexosephosphate,Uridylyltransferase, UDPglucose-Hexose-1-Phosphate

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