Antimicrobial effect of protein(s) isolated from a marine mollusc Telescopium telescopium.
Ammonium sulfate precipitated protein (SF-50) isolated from the spermatheca gland of Telescopium telescopium, an invertebrate marine snail, showed antimicrobial effect on Escherichia coli. The antimicrobial effect varied with the concentration of "SF-50" used and the effect was found to be comparable to antibiotics like amikacin, contrimoxazole and gentamycin in disc diffusion test. The "SF-50" was devoid of erythrocyte haemolysis property.
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Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Calcutta-700 032.
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008974:Mollusca / Q000737:chemistry*; D011506:Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011506:Proteins