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. 1971 Aug;107(2):461–467. doi: 10.1128/jb.107.2.461-467.1971

Immunochemical Comparison of l-Asparaginases from Serratia marcescens and Escherichia coli1

Arthur W Phillips a, John W Boyd a,2, Donald A Ferguson Jr a, A Alvin Marucci a
PMCID: PMC246947  PMID: 4939763

Abstract

Immunochemical properties of l-asparaginases from Serratia marcescens and Escherichia coli were compared by means of quantitative precipitin reactions and quantitative microcomplement-fixation reactions employing homologous and heterologous antisera. The enzyme preparations used in these tests produced one arc of precipitate upon immunoelectrophoresis. According to our results with the precipitin and micro-complement fixation reactions, both enzymes are related immunochemically. On the basis of these tests, distinct structural differences exist between the two enzymes. From results with the micro-complement fixation test, we estimated that the two enzymes could differ by 10 to 15 amino acid residues.

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