The presence of carbohydrates in homogeneous preparations of human liver acid .alpha.-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.3) was established and the carbohydrate content of the enzyme determined. The enzyme was purified with the specific purpose of removing all low MW carbohydrates. It was specifically adsorbed on concanavalin A-Sepharose, eluted with methyl-.alpha.-D-mannopyranoside and gave a positive reaction with the phenol-sulphuric acid reagent, showing that the enzyme studied is a glycoprotein. There were 8.3 glucosamine, 13.2 mannose and possibly 3-4 glucose residues per molecule of the enzyme with a MW of 98,000.