Abstract
The termostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus is inactivated by heating at around 55 C with an inactivating factor isolated from culture filtrates of V. parahaemolyticus. The characteristics of the temperature-dependent inactivating factor were studied by using polyacrylamide gel disc electrophoresis. It was found that when heated with the hemolysin, the inactivating factor destroyed the hemolysin and thus inactivated the hemolytic activity, suggesting that the inactivating factor has proteolytic activity. It was also demonstrated that the inactivating factor itself is heat labile, losing its activity on heating with the hemolysin at 95 C for 15 min. The inactivating factor was stimulated by the presence of NaCl or MgCl2 and showed maximal activity at around pH 8.0. The results support our previous hypothesis that the Arrhenius effect observed with crude hemolysin of V. parahaemolyticus is due to the presence of a temperature-dependent inactivating factor. The fact that the factor is activated on heating at 50 to 60 C but is inactivated on heating at 70 to 100 C explains the Arrheius effect of crude hemolysin of V. parahaemolyticus.
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