Studies on the mechanism of action of oxygen-labile haemolysins
| Autor: | Mary K. Johnson, Kathryn S. Aultman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
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Pneumolysin
Lysis Binding Sites Osmolar Concentration Sulfhydryl Reagents Lysin Hemolysin respiratory system Biology Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Haemolysis Microbiology Hemolysis Hemolysin Proteins stomatognathic system Mechanism of action Biochemistry Ionic strength medicine Sodium Fluoride Streptolysin medicine.symptom |
| Zdroj: | Journal of general microbiology. 101(2) |
| ISSN: | 0022-1287 |
| Popis: | Summary: The sensitivities of the binding step and the lytic step of haemolysis by pneumolysin to the action of various inhibitors and to variations in the assay conditions were studied. Binding was inhibited by HgCl2 and N-ethylmaleimide. Lysis by previously fixed lysin was insensitive to HgCl2 and only slightly sensitive to N-ethylmaleimide. Binding of pneumolysin was independent of ionic strength. Binding of pneumolysin and streptolysin O decreased above pH 8.0 and 8.4, respectively. These results suggest that binding requires a non-ionized unsubstituted sulphydryl group. Incubation of erythrocytes with NaF caused inhibition of pneumolysin, indicating that some metabolic function of the cell may be involved in lysis. The action of streptolysin O was not affected by NaF. |
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