title: Antigenic independence of some microbial urate oxidases.
abstract: Antisera were prepared to urate oxidase derived from three microbial species, a yeast (Candida utilis), a mold (Aspergillus flavus), and a bacterium (Bacillus fastidious). The antisera inhibited enyme activity to a limited extent. Cross-reaction studies with preparations of the enzyme from these and other species indicated that the microbial enzyme exhibits a high degree of antigenic independence. This appeared to be particularly true of the bacteria studied.
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D001231:Aspergillus flavus / Q000201:enzymology; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology; D002175:Candida / Q000201:enzymology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014503:Urate Oxidase / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D007106:Immune Sera; D014503:Urate Oxidase