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. 1976 Dec;73(12):4672–4674. doi: 10.1073/pnas.73.12.4672

Enzyme replacement therapy in Gaucher's disease: a rapid, high-yield method for purification of glucocerebrosidase.

G L Dale, E Beutler
PMCID: PMC431591  PMID: 1070017

Abstract

Gaucher's disease is caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase (glucosylceramidase; D-glucosyl-N-acylsphingosine glucohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.45); this disorder has been a leading candidate for enzyme replacement trials. A rapid, high-yield method for purification of glucocerebrosidase has been developed. Detergent extraction of human placenta was followed by salt fractionation, concanavalin A-Sepharose chromatography, organic solvent precipitation, and affinity chromatography on phosphatidylserine-agarose; the total yield is 60% with 6000-fold purification. Purified glucocerebrosidase has been administered intravenously to a volunteer Gaucher's patient on two separate occasions. For the first injection, the enzyme was entrapped in resealed erythrocytes; for the second injection, the enzyme was given without any carrier. The enzyme infusions caused no untoward effects.

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