Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase subunit beta ; Hexosaminidase subunit B ; Cervical cancer proto-oncogene 7 protein ; HCC-7 ; N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase subunit beta ; HCC7
Categories
Elisa
Function
Responsible for the degradation of GM2 gangliosides, and a variety of other molecules containing terminal N-acetyl hexosamines, in the brain and other tissues.
Specificity
Natural and recombinant Human Beta-hexosaminidase subunit beta
There are 3 forms of beta-hexosaminidase: hexosaminidase A is a trimer composed of one subunit alpha, one subunit beta chain A and one subunit beta chain B; hexosaminidase B is a tetramer of two subunit beta chains A and two subunit beta chains B; hexosaminidase S is an homodimer of two alpha subunits. The two beta chains are derived from the cleavage of the beta subunit.