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UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-asparagine sequon N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl-transferase-activity in human serum. 1976

Z Khalkhali, and R D Marshall

Serum contains a sugar transferase which is able to catalyse the glycosylation in vitro of the asparagine residue present in the sequence Asn.Leu.Thr in bovine pancreatic ribonuclease. UDP-2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose (UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine) acts as a donor, although the mechanism of the transfer is unexplored. Spermidine and Mn2+, as well as CDP-choline, can act as activators for the reaction. Monoglycosylated ribonuclease (ribonuclease-GlcNAc) has been separated (23% yield) from unreacted ribonuclease A by affinity chromatography on a column of wheat-germ agglutinin bound to Sepharose, and characterised. A possible reason for the presence of the enzyme in serum is suggested.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008345	Manganese	A trace element with atomic symbol Mn, atomic number 25, and atomic weight 54.94. It is concentrated in cell mitochondria, mostly in the pituitary gland, liver, pancreas, kidney, and bone, influences the synthesis of mucopolysaccharides, stimulates hepatic synthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids, and is a cofactor in many enzymes, including arginase and alkaline phosphatase in the liver. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual 1992, p2035)
D010179	Pancreas	A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
D011073	Polyamines	Amine compounds that consist of carbon chains or rings containing two or more primary amino groups.	Polyamine
D011485	Protein Binding	The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments.	Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D002417	Cattle	Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.	Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002846	Chromatography, Affinity	A chromatographic technique that utilizes the ability of biological molecules, often ANTIBODIES, to bind to certain ligands specifically and reversibly. It is used in protein biochemistry. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Chromatography, Bioaffinity,Immunochromatography,Affinity Chromatography,Bioaffinity Chromatography
D003566	Cytidine Diphosphate Choline	Donor of choline in biosynthesis of choline-containing phosphoglycerides.	CDP Choline,Citicoline,Cidifos,Citicholine,Cyticholine,Cytidine 5'-Diphosphocholine,5'-Diphosphocholine, Cytidine,Choline, CDP,Choline, Cytidine Diphosphate,Cytidine 5' Diphosphocholine,Diphosphate Choline, Cytidine
D006602	Hexosyltransferases	Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of hexose groups. EC 2.4.1.-.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man