Study of toxicity and haemagglutinating activitiy of a purified intracellular toxin and extracellular crude toxin isolated from pseudomonas aeruginosa

The action of purified intracellular toxin [PIT] from Pseudomonas aeruginosa was examined in brine shrimp lethality bioassay. The LC50 of the PIT was calculated to be 25 microg/ml. The PIT agglutinated both albino rat and rabbit erythrocytes more potently than did extracellular crude toxin [ECT]. Galactose and Dmannose, however inhibited the agglutination property of PIT and ECT respectively. Intradermal injection of PIT caused changes on the tissues of rabbit skin at a lower dose than that of ECT

Characterization of an intracellular protease from pseudomonas aeruginosa

An intracellular protease was extracted and purified from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose followed by CM"cellulose and rechromatography on DEAE-cellulose. The purified protease was found to be homogeneous as judged by polyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis [PAGE]. The molecular mass of the protease as determined by gel filtration on G-150 was about 48,000 and about 49,000 on SDS-PAGE. The enzyme is monomeric in nature. The purified protease is a glycoprotein with neutral sugar content of 0.6%. The Km value of the protease was found to be 0.48% against casein as substrate. The enzyme is stable up to 600C and showed maximum activity around 500C. The enzyme activity was affected with the changes of pH and the maximum proteolytic activity was observed at pH 8.0. The protease activity was inhibited in the presence of EDTA, Cu2+, Mn2+and Hg2+ whereas the presence of Ca2+, K+, Na+ and ascorbic acid enhanced the activity