ISSN:
1574-6968
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Clostridium botulinum type G progenitor toxin was chromatographed on DEAE-Sephadex and Q-Sepharose equilibrated with 0.05 M Tris-HCl buffer, pH 8.0, containing 0.2 M urea. The toxin was eluted in a single protein peak from DEAE-Sephadex, but it was eluted in four protein peaks from Q-Sepharose; the third peak was toxic and the others were nontoxic. The third peak, appearing to be the toxic component, had a molecular mass of 150 000. In SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, purified type G progenitor toxin migrated in six bands, with molecular masses of 150 000, 140 000, 58 000, 10 800, 10 600, and 10 400. Type G progenitor toxin may be composed of a toxin component with a molecular mass of 150 000 and a nontoxic component in a manner similar to progenitor toxins of other types. Type G toxic component, whether it was reduced or not, migrated in a single band to the same relative positions in SDS-PAGE; type a toxic component reduced with 2-mercaptoethanol migrated in two bands.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04523.x
