title: Isolation and characterization of the exo-enterotoxin of Vibrio cholerae strain 110 Cal.
abstract: Vibrio Cholerae "strain 110 Cal" from Calabar, Nigeria were grown in syncase broth. Exo-enterotoxin secreted into the medium was then isolated purified and characterized. The toxin had enterotoxic activity using the infant mouseassay of World Health Organization. The toxin also had a molecular weight of about 89,000 daltons by gel filtration through sephadex G-150 and 100,000 daltons by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). The toxin exhibited two subunits with molecular weights of about 63,000 and 31,000 daltons on SDS-PAGE. The toxin was resolved through sephadex G-150 into three peaks having molecular weights of about 89,000, 44,000 and 14,000 daltons respectively. The three peaks had enterotoxic activity. Each peak contained a single protein band on PAGE and SDS-PAGE showed that peak I consisted of two subunits with molecular weights of 56,000 and 31,000 daltons and peak II and III were monomers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Chukwumah
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Akinwande
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Akinrimisi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Odugbemi
mesh_terms: D001681:Biological Assay; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012703:Serotyping; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D004768:Enterotoxins; D005098:Exotoxins