3-Methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase, 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiencies: a coupled enzyme assay useful for their detection

Clin Chim Acta. 1989 Sep 15;184(1):57-64. doi: 10.1016/0009-8981(89)90256-8.

Abstract

A coupled assay has been developed using 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA and NaH14CO3 which permits the detection of deficiencies of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase, 3-methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA-lyase. The products of the reaction were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography. Using this method the site of the defect was documented in a patient with deficiency of 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase, 2 patients with deficiency of 3-methyl-glutaconyl-CoA hydratase, and 2 patients with deficiency of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA lyase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid
  • Carbon-Carbon Ligases*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid*
  • Fibroblasts / enzymology
  • Glutarates / analysis
  • Glutarates / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Hydro-Lyases / deficiency*
  • Hydro-Lyases / metabolism
  • Hydroxybutyrates / analysis
  • Hydroxybutyrates / metabolism
  • Ligases / deficiency*
  • Ligases / metabolism
  • Meglutol / analysis
  • Meglutol / metabolism
  • Oxo-Acid-Lyases / deficiency*
  • Oxo-Acid-Lyases / metabolism

Substances

  • Glutarates
  • Hydroxybutyrates
  • 3-methylglutaconic acid
  • Meglutol
  • Oxo-Acid-Lyases
  • 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A lyase
  • Hydro-Lyases
  • methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase
  • Ligases
  • Carbon-Carbon Ligases
  • methylcrotonoyl-CoA carboxylase
  • 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid