N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase
| N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase | |||||||||
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| EC number | 3.1.6.4 | ||||||||
| CAS number | 9025-60-9 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (EC 3.1.6.4) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction of cleaving off the 6-sulfate groups of the N-acetyl-D-galactosamine 6-sulfate units of the macromolecule chondroitin sulfate and, similarly, of the D-galactose 6-sulfate units of the macromolecule keratan sulfate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on sulfuric ester bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-6-sulfate 6-sulfohydrolase. Other names in common use include chondroitin sulfatase, chondroitinase, galactose-6-sulfate sulfatase, acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfatase, N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase, and N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfatase. This enzyme participates in glycosaminoglycan degradation and degradation of glycan structures.
Deficiency
Morquio syndrome is a rare birth defect caused by a deficiency in this essential enzyme. Treatment options include enzyme replacement therapy with a synthetic version of the enzyme called elosulfase alfa.
References
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- Lim CT, Horwitz AL (1981). "Purification and properties of human N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 657 (2): 344&ndash, 55. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(81)90320-x. PMID 7213753.
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- Yutaka T, Okada S, Kato T, Inui K, Yabuuhi H (1982). "Galactose 6-sulfate sulfatase activity in Morquio syndrome". Clin. Chim. Acta. 122 (2): 169&ndash, 80. doi:10.1016/0009-8981(82)90276-5. PMID 6809361.