Abstract
Analyses of Streptococcus pneumoniae culture filtrates and middle ear effusions (MEE) containing S pneumoniae for various hydrolytic enzymes have demonstrated substantial levels of neuraminidase activity when measured employing a sensitive fluorometric assay. S pneumoniae neuraminidase exhibits optimum activity near neutral pH (6.0 to 6.5), and catalyzes the cleavage of sialic acid residues from glycoproteins, gangliosides and mucopolysaccharides. S pneumoniae begins secreting large amounts of neutral neuraminidase (mean [means] = 43.3 units/mL culture filtrate) when cells enter the stationary phase. Nearly all (96%) human chronic MEEs yielding positive cultures for S pneumoniae contain neuraminidase activity (means = 0.200 units/mg protein), while only 21.1% to 45.5% of all other effusions contain the enzyme. Middle ear effusions obtained from S pneumoniae infected-chinchillas contained large amounts of neuraminidase activity (approximately 200 units/mL), which decayed exponentially in vivo with an apparent half-life of 8 1/2 days. Three neuraminidase isoenzymes (designated I-III) were identified in S pneumoniae culture filtrates, as well as in MEEs from chinchillas infected with the organism, using a combination of ion-exchan...Continue Reading
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