Purification and some properties of hemagglutinating protein mutina from bushmaster Lachesis muta snake venom.
Lachesis muta snake venom induced aggregation of bromelain sensitized human erythrocytes at a concentration of 1 mg/ml. The hemagglutinating protein was purified by DEAE-Sephadex A-50 column chromatography. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed at least three bands, whereas SDS electrophoresis in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol showed a single one. Isoelectric focusing revealed hemagglutinating activity in the range of pH 3-8. The maximum peak (mutina) at pH 5.5. This fraction was active in agglutinating human RBC of types A, B, O Rh (+) and B, O Rh (-). One mM EDTA and 1 mM Ca++ did not alter the agglutinating time significantly. Lactose and inositol inhibited the agglutination of A, B, O Rh (+) and B, O Rh (-) human RBC. The present study showed the non specificity of the hemagglutinating activity of mutina. It was also shown that mutina is a non-mitogenic protein.
Gómez Leiva
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Depto. de Bioquímica, Universidad de Costa Rica.
Aragón-Ortiz
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D000371:Agglutination; D000818:Animals; D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D003435:Crotalid Venoms / Q000032:analysis*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D037102:Lectins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation
D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D037102:Lectins