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The Exotoxin of P. aeruginosa: A Proenzyme Having an Unusual Mode of Activation (2006)

Abstract
The exotoxin of Pseudomonas aerguinosa is a proenzyme possessing latent ADPR-transferase activity. Conversion to the active form can be effected by simultaneous treatment with a protein denaturant and a chemical able to split disulfide bonds. Activation results from a conformational change that exposes the previously buried active site. Proteolysis is not required.

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Download http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA036791
Contributors ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FORT DETRICK MD
Repository Defense Technical Information Center OAI-PMH Repository (United States)
Keywords TOXICOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY, *EXOTOXINS, *PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA, ACTIVATION, ADENOSINE PHOSPHATES, ENZYMES, PROENZYMES, CONFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS, PE62776A, WU046
Language eng