DNase activities in different protein fractions of Frankia strain R43 were studied. The extracellular and the cell wall-associated fractions revealed the presence of exo- and endonucleolytic enzymes, but none was detected in the cytoplasmic fraction. The strongest DNase hydrolysis was found in the extracellular fraction, in which six DNases were detected by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide...

Isoelectric focusing of avian tumor viruses with distinct type-specific envelope antigens demonstrated no differences in isoelectric points. Viruses with different type-specific antigens were found to contain different glycoprotein components when virion proteins were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

A cytopathic factor was isolated from M. hyopneumoniae VPP11 membranes. This factor had an isoelectric point of 6.2 and was capable of inducing cytopathic effect in MRC-5 human lung fibroblast culture at a concentration of 250 ng of protein per ml. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of this cytopathic factor showed a major band with a molecular weight of approximately 54,...

Using glycerol as a stabilizing agent, a lysosomal factor (termed “convertase”) which converts the multiple forms of tyrosine aminotransferase has been purified about 16,000-fold with a 6% yield from rat liver. The purification method involves differential centrifugation, salt extraction of the mitochondrial-lysosomal fraction, acetone fractionation, acid precipitation, and chromatography on C...

A rapid microprocedure for isolating detergent (sodium N-lauroyl sarcosinate)-insoluble major outer membrane proteins from Haemophilus species produced results qualitatively identical to those obtained with a commonly used preparative isolation procedure. Proteins isolated by both procedures were compared by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis after staining with Coomassie...

The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Chromatium vinosum has anticomplementary activity. This anticomplementary activity is destroyed by alkaline digestion of the LPS and is suppressed by both Mg2+ and Ca2+ ions. Treatment of the LPS with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, sodium deoxycholate, or dimethyl sulfoxide did not affect its toxicity toward mice; however, alkaline-treated LPS was not toxic. Tr...

Protein profile change of Bulgarian Chardonnay wine under the influence treatment with bentonite was studied. concentration determined using Bradford assay, while fractionation performed via sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The amount protein found in original 147.1 mg/dm3, expressed as bovine serum albumin divided into 9 electrophoretic fractions. Low molecular weight...

We have previously reported the presence of a high molecular weight polypeptide growth factor in the plasma of normal human or rat serum which stimulates DNA synthesis in primary cultures of normal rat hepatocytes. We referred to this activity as hepatopoietin A (HPTA) (Michalopoulos, G., Houck, K. A., Dolan, M. L., and Luetteke, N. C. Control of hepatocytes replication by two serum factors. Ca...

The glycoproteins of plasma membranes from axenically grown Dictyostelium discoideum and human red blood cells (O+) were characterized according to their apparent molecular weights in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels and their ability to bind lectins. This was achieved by diffusing each of several fluorescein-conjugated lectins into sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels which con...

The yolk precursor protein vitellogenin was isolated from plasma of estrogen-treated Xenopus laevis males, and the yolk platelet proteins, lipovitellin and phosvitin, were isolated from oocytes of females previously stimulated with human chorionic gonadoptropin. The molecular weights of the polypeptide chains of vitellogenin and lipovitellin were determined by electrophoresis on sodium dodecyl ...