Neuraminidase activity in Mycoplasma gallisepticum.

Infection and immunity ·Vol. 5 ·No. 2 ·1972-02-00 ·Pages 260-2

Sethi KK, Müller HE

Abstract

The whole viable Mycoplasma gallisepticum (strain TT) organisms were found to possess neuraminidase activity with a pH optimum of 5.8 on substrates such as human transferrin, human alpha(1)-glycoprotein, and rabbit serum. The enzyme operated optimally at pH 4.5 when N-acetylneuraminyl-lactose was used as the test substrate.

MeSH Terms

Animals Culture Media Glycoproteins Humans Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Lactose Mycoplasma/enzymology Neuraminic Acids Neuraminidase/analysis Rabbits/immunology Transferrin

Chemicals

Culture Media Glycoproteins Neuraminic Acids Transferrin Neuraminidase Lactose

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Sethi K K

Müller H E

References (5)

5 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Infection and immunity

Abbr.

Infect Immun

ISSN

0019-9567

DOI

10.1128/iai.5.2.260-262.1972

Published

1972-02-00

Pages

260-2

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0246127

PMCID

PMC422358

Subset

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