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. 1996 Sep;3(5):594–596. doi: 10.1128/cdli.3.5.594-596.1996

Identification of serum and urine proteins responsible for enhanced pigment production by group B streptococci as amylases.

M Rosa-Fraile 1, A Sampedro 1, A Ruiz-Bravo 1, S Sanbonmatsu 1, G Gimenez-Gallego 1
PMCID: PMC170413  PMID: 8877142

Abstract

The serum and urine proteins responsible for enhanced pigment production in Streptococcus agalactiae in culture media were purified by chromatography and were identified as amylases by comparison of their amino acid composition with that calculated for proteins with known sequences. Similar pigment-enhancing activity was displayed by other amylases of nonanimal origin and by maltooligosaccharides.

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