Abstract
The Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (Mucopolysaccharidosis VI) is characterized by excessive excretion in urine and deposition in tissue of dermatan sulfate. To investigate the enzymic basis of this disease [35S]chondroitin 4-sulfate was prepared utilizing a rat chondrosarcoma. Extracts of fibroblasts derived from patients with this syndrome showed a marked diminution of release of 35SO4 both from [35S]chondroitin 4-SO4 and from a heptasaccharide derived from this substance. Since there is a marked deficiency of arylsulfatase B activity in this disease, it is concluded that natural substrate of arylsulfatase B is N-acetylgalactosamine 4-SO4 in chondroitin 4-SO4 and dermatan sulfate.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1450-1457 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 23 1974 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology
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