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Query: KEGG:D03345 (beta-Galactosidase)
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Three beta-N-acetylhexosaminidases [EC 3.2.1.52] and one beta-galactosidase [EC 3.2.1.23] were purified from the culture filtrate of streptococcus 6646 group K by a combination of column chromatographies on p-aminophenyl beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside-substituted Sepharose and N-(paminophenyl)oxamic acid-substituted Sepharose. These beta-N-acetylhexosaminidases showed optimal activities between pH 5.0 and 5.5 and could hydrolyze synthetic and glycopeptidic substrates. Glycolipids such as GM2, asialo-GM2, and globoside I were no susceptible to these beta-hexosaminidases. beta-Galactosidase, which was purified more than 11,000-fold, had a substrate specificity rather similar to that of beta-galactosidase from E. coli. This enzyme was inhibited by EDTA and activated by Mn2+, Ca2+, and Mg2+. Problems pertinent to the application of affinity chromatography to the purification of glycosidases are also discussed.
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PMID:Purification and characterization of beta-N-acetylhexosaminidases and beta-galactosidase from Streptococcus 6646 K. 0 84

We describe a patient with adult-onset neuronal storage disease characterized by myoclonus, cerebellar ataxia, convulsive seizures, cherry-red spots, skeletal dysplasia, mild gargoyle features, inguinal hernia, and angiokeratoma. Cytoplasmic inclusions consistent with lysosomal storage disease were demonstrated in neurons of the autonomic nervous system. Accumulation of GM3 and GM2 gangliosides was found in sympathetic ganglia but a catabolic disturbance of these gangliosides was ruled out by normal levels of GM3 ganglioside sialidase and N-acetyl-beta-hexosaminidase A activities. beta-Galactosidase activity was decreased in leukocytes and fibroblasts, but not in serum. GM1 gangliosidosis was ruled out by lipid analyses, and mucopolysaccharidosis by normal excretion of mucopolysaccharide in urine. Sialyl oligosaccharides were increased in urine and alpha-neuraminidase was deficient in fibroblasts. This disorder is considered to be an inherited metabolic disorder of sialyl glycoproteins and oligosaccharides due to deficiency of an alpha-neuraminidase.
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PMID:Adult type neuronal storage disease with neuraminidase deficiency. 53 22