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Purification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exoenzyme S. 1987

D E Woods, and J U Que

Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces two distinct ADP-ribosyl transferases, exotoxin A and exoenzyme S, which differ in a number of properties including substrate specificity. Exoenzyme S was purified from culture supernatants of P. aeruginosa DG1. The procedure for purification consists of four major steps: ammonium sulfate precipitation, anion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sephacel, acetone precipitation in the presence of 1 M NaCl, and G-100 Superfine gel filtration chromatography. Exoenzyme S was monitored during purification by an assay for ADP-ribosyl transferase activity, mouse toxicity, and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The purified material exhibited ADP-ribosyl transferase activity, reacted with monoclonal antibodies to exoenzyme S, and was toxic to mice and a variety of tissue culture cell lines.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010430	Pentosyltransferases	Enzymes of the transferase class that catalyze the transfer of a pentose group from one compound to another.
D011550	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria commonly isolated from clinical specimens (wound, burn, and urinary tract infections). It is also found widely distributed in soil and water. P. aeruginosa is a major agent of nosocomial infection.	Bacillus aeruginosus,Bacillus pyocyaneus,Bacterium aeruginosum,Bacterium pyocyaneum,Micrococcus pyocyaneus,Pseudomonas polycolor,Pseudomonas pyocyanea
D005098	Exotoxins	Toxins produced, especially by bacterial or fungal cells, and released into the culture medium or environment.	Exotoxin
D000097668	Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A	An NAD-dependent ADP-ribosyltransferase that catalyzes the transfer of the ADP ribosyl moiety of oxidized NAD onto elongation factor 2 (EF-2) thus arresting protein synthesis. Commonly used as the toxin in immunotoxins.	Exotoxin A, Pseudomonas,Exotoxin A, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Recombinant Truncated Pseudomonas Exotoxin A, Form PE38QQR,Recombinant Truncated Pseudomonas Exotoxin A, Form PE40,ToxA protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,ETA, Pseudomonas,PE38QQR,PE40 toxin
D000596	Amino Acids	Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins.	Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000907	Antibodies, Bacterial	Immunoglobulins produced in a response to BACTERIAL ANTIGENS.	Bacterial Antibodies
D000911	Antibodies, Monoclonal	Antibodies produced by a single clone of cells.	Monoclonal Antibodies,Monoclonal Antibody,Antibody, Monoclonal
D001427	Bacterial Toxins	Toxic substances formed in or elaborated by bacteria; they are usually proteins with high molecular weight and antigenicity; some are used as antibiotics and some to skin test for the presence of or susceptibility to certain diseases.	Bacterial Toxin,Toxins, Bacterial,Toxin, Bacterial
D013379	Substrate Specificity	A characteristic feature of enzyme activity in relation to the kind of substrate on which the enzyme or catalytic molecule reacts.	Specificities, Substrate,Specificity, Substrate,Substrate Specificities