N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase
Encyclopedia
N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase is an enzyme
deficient in Sanfilippo syndrome
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Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates...
deficient in Sanfilippo syndrome
Sanfilippo syndrome
Sanfilippo syndrome, or Mucopolysaccharidosis III is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease. It is caused by a deficiency in one of the enzymes needed to break down the glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfate .Although undegraded heparan sulfate is the primary stored substrate,...
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