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. 1977 Nov;18(2):549–551. doi: 10.1128/iai.18.2.549-551.1977

Physical changes in the epsilon prototoxin molecule of Clostridium perfringens during enzymatic activation.

R W Worthington, M S Mülders

PMCID: PMC421267 PMID: 200566

Abstract

Enzymatic activation of Clostridium perfringens epsilon prototoxin removed a small basic part of the molecule, causing a slight change in molecular weight (32,700 to 31,200) and a large change in isoelectric point (from pH 8.02 into fractions of 5.36 and 5.74).

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