Isolation, purification and partial characterization of a haemolytic protein from Bidder's organ of toad Bufo melanostictus (Schneider).
Indian J Exp Biol
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1994 Feb; 32(2): 119-23
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ABSTRACT
A haemolytic protein toxin (BO-HT) from Bidder's organ of toad, B. melanostictus, purified by DEAE-cellulose column chromatography was electrophoretically homogeneous and was glycoprotein in nature (PAS-positive). The molecular weight was estimated to be 14.4 kDa by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The sensitivity of the haemolysin of different RBC ghost cell preparation was in the order buffalo > goat > ox > guinea pig > mice > human > chick > rabbit > rat. The haemolytic activity was increased with the decrease in RBC concentration and was produced over a wide range of temperature. Maximum haemolytic effect was produced at 2 hr of incubation. The toxin showed maximum activity at 3 and minimum at 10 pH. Divalent cations (Ca2+, Zn2+, Cu2+, Mg2+) showed inhibitory effect on BO-HT induced haemolysis, whereas sucrose, EDTA, cholesterol, 2-mercaptoethanol and oxygen did not alter the haemolytic activity. Haemolytic activity was reduced by proteolytic enzymes (trypsin, protease) and was totally antagonized by the toad serum.
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Main subject:
Bufonidae
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Male
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Proteins
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Endocrine Glands
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Hemolysin Proteins
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Exp Biol
Year:
1994
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Article
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