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Abstract
The enzymes al-fucosidase, β-galactosidase, β-glucosidase, β-acetylglucosaminidase, β-glucuronidase and L-mannosidase were studied in human semen and various components of the male genital tract.
No significant correlation was found between the enzyme activity of the semen and the number or motilitity of the spermatozoa. The enzyme activity was confined mainly to the seminal plasma. The activity of a-fucosidase in the semen was significantly lower in 7 men with chronic prostatitis than in 10 men without.
The activity of L-fucosidase, β-galactosidase, β-glucosidase, β-glucuronidase and a-mannosidase was higher in the epididymis than in the other genital organs. The highest activity of β-acetyl-glucosaminidase was found in the prostate. In one man, treated with oestrogens because of a prostatic cancer, the enzyme activity in the tissues was low.