P. Annunziata, G. Dimatteo
Dec 1, 1978
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Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
Abstract
The sex and age dependence of activity of eight glycosidases and acid phosphatase was assayed in serum samples using the 4-methylumbelliferyl substrates. The activity of these enzymes does not change in relation to sex and to age except for acid phosphatase and beta-galactosidase which show significantly higher values in children as compared to adults. The usefulness of the 4-MU substrates for the detection of homozygotes for those lysosomal diseases involving one of the glycosidases studied is discussed.