TABLE 2

Blood β-galactosidase enzyme activity

Data are means ± S.E. Milliunits per milliliter of enzyme activity were converted into percentage of ID per milliliter based on the specific activity (milliunits per microgram) and the ID of the unconjugated β-gal or the β-gal-8D3 conjugate.


Dose

Units

β-Gal-8D3 at 1 h

β-Gal at 1 h

β-Gal-8D3 at 4 h

β-Gal at 4 h

Endogenous Activity
μg
150 mU/ml 4879 ± 762 960 ± 35 493 ± 21 38 ± 9 4.3 ± 0.5
%ID/ml 4.1 ± 0.6 0.85 ± 0.04 0.41 ± 0.01 0.034 ± 0.008
15 mU/ml 939 ± 46 28 ± 2 N.D. N.D.

%ID/ml
8.0 ± 0.4
0.23 ± 0.02
N.D.
N.D.

  • N.D., not determined.