Journal Article10.3109/10409239509085143
Intestinal Brush Border Glycohydrolases: Structure, Function, and Development
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TL;DR: This review will critically discuss all that is known in the literature about intestinal brush border glycohydrolases with respect to structure, biosynthesis, substrate specificity, hydrolytic mechanism, gene regulation and developmental expression.
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Abstract: The hydrolytic enzymes of the intestinal brush border membrane are essential for the degradation of nutrients to absorbable units. Particularly, the brush border glycohydrolases are responsible for the degradation of di- and oligosaccharides into monosaccharides, and are thus crucial for the energy-intake of humans and other mammals. This review will critically discuss all that is known in the literature about intestinal brush border glycohydrolases. First, we will assess the importance of these enzymes in degradation of dietary carbohydrates. Then, we will closely examine the relevant features of the intestinal epithelium which harbors these glycohydrolases. Each of the glycohydrolytic brush border enzymes will be reviewed with respect to structure, biosynthesis, substrate specificity, hydrolytic mechanism, gene regulation and developmental expression. Finally, intestinal disorders will be discussed that affect the expression of the brush border glycohydrolases. The clinical consequences of these enzyme deficiency disorders will be discussed. Concomitantly, these disorders may provide us with important details regarding the functions and gene expression of these enzymes under specific (pathogenic) circumstances.
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