THE RECEPTOR-DESTROYING ENZYME OF V-CHOLERAE
THE RECEPTOR-DESTROYING ENZYME OF V-CHOLERAE
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DOI:
10.1038/icb.1947.33
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发表时间:
1947-01-01
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通讯作者:
STONE, JD
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作者:
BURNET, FM;STONE, JD
A study has been made of the conditions for production, titration and partial purification of the enzyme produced by Vibrio cholerae which destroys the "virus receptors" of red blood cells. The enzyme is produced in good yield either by growth on soft agar plates or by cultivation of the vibrio in the allantoic cavity of the chick-embryo. A method for rapid titration of enzyme activity is described. The enzyme is thermolabile, being completely destroyed in the absence of Ca after 30 mins''. heating at 52.5 [degree]C. In the presence of if/100 Ca the thermal inactivation point is raised to 60 [degree]C. Adsorption of enzyme to red cells takes place rapidly in the cold, the optimal pH for the reaction being about 9.2. If such cells are washed in the cold, and the enzyme subsequently allowed to elute at 37 [degree]C, conc. prepns. free of most of the original impurities can be obtained.