Abstract
Enzyme studies on placenta, cultured skin fibroblasts, and erythrocytes from two sisters with the inborn error 5-oxoprolinuria (pyroglutamic aciduria) indicate that the metabolic lesion in this disease is at the glutathione synthetase (EC 6.3.2.3) step of the γ-glutamyl cycle. Excessive urinary excretion of 5-oxoproline by these patients appears to be associated with increased synthesis of γ-glutamyl-cysteine and formation of 5-oxoproline from this dipeptide. Thus, 5-oxoproline is produced in amounts that exceed the normal capacity of 5-oxoprolinase to convert it to glutamate. The data indicate that it may be possible to identify individuals who are heterozygous for this trait by determinations of erythrocyte glutathione synthetase.
Keywords: pyrrolidone carboxylate, γ-glutamyl-cysteine, enzyme deficiency
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