Endotoxin-free Biologically Active Component of Escherichia coli

AUTOR(ES)

Rosselet, J. P.

RESUMO

The proteinaceous component of gram-negative bacteria, which has been termed “protodyne,” enhances nonspecific host resistance while eliciting a slight pyrogenic response equivalent to 0.2% that of a typical endotoxin. Since this material still contains small amounts of carbohydrate and lipid, it was imperative to establish that its biological activities are not the result of endotoxin contamination. Evidence that the protective activity of protodyne does not result from endotoxin contamination has now been obtained by an evaluation of the Pronase digestion products of this substance. These digestion products were found to be nonpyrogenic and to contain no measurable amount of 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate, an essential component of bacterial lipopolysaccharides.

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