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Table 2 Analysis of bioenergetics enzymes in patients 1 and 2

From: Clinical and biochemical characterization of four patients with mutations in ECHS1

 

Patient 1 activitya (% mean)

Patient 2 activity (% mean)

Mean ± SD

Range

Fibroblasts:

    

 PDHC, Activatedb

0.88 (53 %)

0.83 (50 %)

1.66 ± 0.67

0.87–3.03

 PDHC, Activatedc

NA

1.11 (46 %)

2.42 ± 0.88

1.26–4.42

 PDHC, Inactivated

NA

0.48 (52 %)

0.92 ± 0.63

0.19–2.30

 E3

NA

30.5 (51 %)

60 ± 20

24.5–98.4

 PDHC/E3 Ratio

NA

3.64 (99 %)

3.69 ± 1.16

2.15–6.57

 2-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

0.84 (80 %)

0.81 (77 %)

1.05 ± 0.28

0.68–1.58

Liver:

    

 PDHC, Activatedc

0.88 (41 %)

0.33 (15 %)

2.17 ± 0.77

1.23–3.89

 PDHC, Inactivated

0.22 (37 %)

0.03 (5 %)

0.6 ± 0.43

0.07–1.80

 E3

129 (75 %)

178.8 (105 %)

171 ± 46

102.0–266.0

 PDHC/E3 Ratio

0.68 (56 %)

0.18 (15 %)

1.22 ± 0.54

0.67–2.36

 2-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

5.64 (265 %)

NA

2.16 ± 0.99

0.68–3.48

 Glycine Cleavage Enzyme

74.9 (96 %)

134.0 (171 %)

78.2 ± 40.1

29.6–163.1

Muscle:

    

 PDHC, Activatedc

0.29 (9 %)

0.10 (3 %)

3.17 ± 1.49

1.20–6.52

 PDHC, Inactivated

0.15 (31 %)

0.07 (15 %)

0.48 ± 0.5

0.06–1.39

 E3

20 (16 %)

25 (20 %)

128 ± 39

72.0–222.0

 PDHC/E3 Ratio

1.45 (64 %)

0.40 (18 %)

2.27 ± 1.02

0.82–4.54

  1. The activity of the pyruvate dehydrogenase and 2-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase enzyme components is given in nmol/(min.mg protein) as well as in % of normal activity. aActivity in nmol/(min.mg protein); Activated PDHC complex activities were measured in Coloradob and in Ohioc. NA Not available