title: Sphingomyelinase is part of the 'enterotoxin complex' produced by Bacillus cereus.
abstract: The three components of the 'enterotoxin complex' have been purified and the sequence of the first 14-15 amino acids of the proteins determined. Limited homology was found in the N-terminal sequence of the three proteins. The molecular mass of the proteins was determined to be 48, 40 and 34 kDa, respectively. Only the 40-kDa protein was toxic to Vero cells, whilst the 34-kDa protein was found to be hemolytic. The sequence of the first 14 N-terminal amino acids of this protein was identical to the sequence of the sphingomyelinase residues 28-41 (the N-terminal after loss of the signal sequence), except for a change from Gln to Glu in position 33 of the sphingomyelinase sequence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Hygiene, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Granum
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nissen
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000201:enzymology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000737:chemistry*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013108:Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase / Q000737:chemistry*; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D013108:Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase