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Purification of Cowdria ruminantium by lectin cellular affinity chromatography. 1987

N M Vermeulen, and A W Neitz, and G J Viljoen

Department of Biochemistry, University of Pretoria.

This review covers the isolation of Cowdria ruminantium by lectin cellular affinity chromatography from different Amblyomma hebraeum sources. Cellular affinity chromatography has been reviewed with special attention being given to the application of this technique in the isolation of rickettsiae.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002846	Chromatography, Affinity	A chromatographic technique that utilizes the ability of biological molecules, often ANTIBODIES, to bind to certain ligands specifically and reversibly. It is used in protein biochemistry. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Chromatography, Bioaffinity,Immunochromatography,Affinity Chromatography,Bioaffinity Chromatography
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
D012287	Rickettsiaceae	A family of gram-negative bacteria belonging to the order Rickettsiales.
D037102	Lectins	Proteins that share the common characteristic of binding to carbohydrates. Some ANTIBODIES and carbohydrate-metabolizing proteins (ENZYMES) also bind to carbohydrates, however they are not considered lectins. PLANT LECTINS are carbohydrate-binding proteins that have been primarily identified by their hemagglutinating activity (HEMAGGLUTININS). However, a variety of lectins occur in animal species where they serve diverse array of functions through specific carbohydrate recognition.	Animal Lectin,Animal Lectins,Isolectins,Lectin,Isolectin,Lectin, Animal,Lectins, Animal