title: Action of some pancreatic enzymes on Vibrio cholerae.
abstract: The action of pancreatic amylase, trypsin, lipase, and whole pancreatin was tested on five strains of Bibrio cholerae. Amylase did not act on any strain in concentrations to 10,000 IU/ml whereas trypsin increased vacuolization and lipase enhanced retraction of the protoplasm particularly in 2 of the 5 tested vibrio strains. Pancreatin caused damage hoth of the cell wall and the cytoplasm. It is suggested that these enzymes may play a role in the defense of the body against cholera vibrios.
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000494:pharmacology; D002021:Buffers; D008049:Lipase / Q000494:pharmacology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000201:enzymology*; D010194:Pancreatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014357:Trypsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002021:Buffers; D010194:Pancreatin; D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases; D014357:Trypsin