Abstract
[35SO4] Dermatan sulfate, isolated from normal Hurler and Hunter fibroblasts was degraded by chondroitinase A, B, C to yield mono-and disaccharides. The products were separated by ion exchange chromatography and those arising from the non-reducing terminus were characterized by paper electrophoresis. The position of sulfate substituents was established by periodate oxidation and partial acid hydrolysis. Normal dermatan sulfate terminates with GalN-SO4 whereas IdUA-SO4 was a prominent terminus in Hunter dermatan sulfate but not in Hurler dermatan sulfate. It is concluded that Hunter's syndrome is due to a deficiency of L-idurono-sulfate sulfatase.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1125-1132 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 1973 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology