The late onset form of multiple carboxylase deficiency (deficiency of the activities of biotin-dependent enzymes propionyl-coa carboxylase, methylcrotonyl-coa carboxylase, and pyruvate carboxylase) due to a defect or deficiency in biotinidase which is essential for recycling biotin.

Biotinidase deficiency is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder in which biotin is not released from proteins in the diet during digestion or from normal protein turnover in the cell. This situation results in biotin deficiency. Biotin is an important water-soluble nutrient that aids in the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins...