Abstract
Molecular dissociation of purified type F progenitor toxin with an S20,w of 10.3 and a molecular weight of 235,000 into two components, toxic and atoxic, was demonstrated by ultracentrifugation, gel filtration, and diethylaminoethyl-Sephadex chromatography at pH 7.5. The ultracentrifugal analysis indicated that type F progenitor toxin dissociates into components of the same molecular size of 5.9S. The toxic component contained a toxicity of 2.5 × 108 50% lethal doses per mg of N. Much higher stability of progenitor toxin than that of derivative toxin, particularly at pH below 5, suggests that only progenitor toxin can act as an oral toxin.
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