Lack of evidence for sialidase activity in Helicobacter pylori.
FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology(2006)
摘要
The role of sialic acid for the adhesion of Helicobacter pylori to gastric mucosa cells and/or to the mucin layer is still under debate. Several but not all H. pylori strains express a sialic acid-binding adhesin, specific for terminal α-2,3-sialic acid residues. Recently, the production of sialidase by H. pylori was reported [Dwarakanath, A.D. et al. (1995) FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 12, 213–216]. We analysed several strains isolated from gastric biopsies cultivated both in liquid media and on agar plates for sialidase. Activity of this enzyme was first assayed using the fluorigenic substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl-α-d-N-acetylneuraminic acid. Since the fluorimetric assay can give false-positive results caused by non-specific interactions with umbelliferyl-tagged substances, we used also the more sensitive and specific assay with sialyl-[3H]lactitol as a substrate. No evidence for sialidase activity of H. pylori strains, cultivated under both inducible and non-inducible conditions, was obtained.
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Helicobacter pylori,Sialidase,4-Methylumbelliferyl-α-d-N-acetylneuraminic acid,Sialyl-[3H]lactitol
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