Table 1

Monosaccharide composition of various recombinant and tissue-derived ChEs

MonosaccharideFucoseMannoseGalactoseN-Acetyl galactosamineN-Acetyl glucosamineSialic acidTotal1-bCarbohydrate
nmol/mg of enzyme1-a % by weight
Eq BChE1-c N.D.1-d 383245N.D.524137128923
HuS BChE2442833320613309172731
tFBS AChE1-c 36133102N.D.200495209
T. californicaAChE50156408198234759
mFBS AChE4111910412170545009
rMo AChE40124103191939357210
rHu BChE581651281923811071813
  • 1-a Average of duplicate analyses.

  • 1-b Total carbohydrate calculated from the sum of the residue weights of the monosaccharides/mg of protein.

  • 1-c Data from Saxena et al. (1997).

  • 1-d N.D., not detected.