Glutaric Aciduria Type II: Evidence for a Defect Related to the Electron Transfer Flavoprotein or Its Dehydrogenase
作者:
E CHRISTENSEN,
S KØLVRAA,
N GREGERSEN,
期刊:
Pediatric Research
(OVID Available online 1984)
卷期:
Volume 18,
issue 7
页码: 663-667
ISSN:0031-3998
年代: 1984
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
SummaryIncubation of intact fibroblasts from a patient with glutaric aciduria type II with [2-14C]riboflavin showed normal synthesis of flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide. This is taken as evidence for normal transport of riboflavin into the cells and normal activity of riboflavin kinase (EC 2.7.1.26) and flavin mononucleotide adenylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.2).The ability of intact fibroblasts to oxidize 1-14C-fatty acids and [6-14C]lysine is impaired in the patient which together with the urinary excretion pattern of organic acids indicates a defective dehydrogenation of fatty acid acyl-CoAs and glutaryl-CoA. However, dehydrogenation of (C6-C10) fatty acid acyl-CoA derivatives and glutaryl-CoA was normal when the dehydrogenases were measured in fibroblast homogenate with artificial electron acceptors. In vivo, these dehydrogenases transfer their electrons to CoQ10in the main electron transport chain via electron transfer flavoprotein and electron transfer flavoprotein dehydrogenase. Glutaric aciduria type II fibroblasts showed very diminished activity when the glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase activity was measured without artificial electron acceptor but with intact endogenous electron transport system. As the NADH and succinate oxidation seems normal in glutaric aciduria type II patients, this is strong evidence for a defect in either the electron transfer flavoprotein or the electron transfer flavoprotein dehydrogenase.
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