Roles of the carboxy-terminal region of Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin.

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb07049.x

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Roles of the carboxy-terminal region of Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin.

FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Jul 1994

Nagahama M, Iida H, Nishioka E, Okamoto K, Sakurai J

Abstract excerpt

Treatment of Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin with aminopeptidase resulted in no effect on various activities of the toxin. Aminopeptidase did not hydrolyze the native toxin or the toxin treated with urea in the presence of EDTA. Treatment with carboxypeptidase for 30 min resulted in a 75% dec...

Topics

Aminopeptidases
Bacterial Toxins
Calcium-Binding Proteins
Carboxypeptidases
Clostridium perfringens
Immunochemistry
Mutation
Type C Phospholipases

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