Hematology

Metalloprotease expressed by Vibrio tubiashii characterized

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 28th, 2003

Researchers report the isolation and characterization of a zinc-containing metalloprotease expressed by Vibrio tubiashii.

According to a study from the United States, "A Vibrio tubiashii hemagglutinin, a protease, was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration, and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. It agglutinates sheep, chicken, bovine, rabbit, guinea pig, and human erythrocytes."

"It has a molecular mass of 35 kDa, isoelectric points of 3.5 and 3.7, and is inhibited by ortho-phenanthro line, phosphoramidon, and Zincov," reported Rachel B. Delston and colleagues at the Food and Drug Administration. "The N-terminal...

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