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. 1990 Jul 15;269(2):535–537. doi: 10.1042/bj2690535

The reactive serine residue of epidermolytic toxin A.

C J Bailey 1, T P Smith 1
PMCID: PMC1131611  PMID: 2117445

Abstract

Comparison of amino acid sequence data suggested that there may be a functional relationship between the staphylococcal epidermolytic toxins and V8 proteinase. The hypothesis was tested by treating epidermolytic toxin with di-isopropyl phosphorofluoridate, which bound specifically at serine-195, the homologue of the active-site serine residue of V8 proteinase.

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