ISSN:
1744-313X
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Thirteen cis AB persons from five families were examined for serum glycosyltransferase activities associated with the biosynthesis of A and B blood group characters. Their transferases were generally homogeneous within one family, except for A2/cis AB genotypes, whose A enzyme level was similar to the A2 normal sera, but they varied from one family to another. These activities differed quantitatively and qualitatively from A, B and AB normal sera. Studies of A transferase showed variations in the pH-dependent curve, the effect of cofactors and the capacity of conversion of O red cells into A-active cells. Moreover, A and B transferases behaved differently with respect to their relative levels than did AB heterozygous normal sera. The results were discussed and it was suggested that a mutation of a single enzyme transferring both galactose and N-acetyl-galactosamine could explain these properties.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-313X.1978.tb00650.x
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