Photodynamic inactivation of antigenic determinants of single-stranded DNA bacteriophage phi chi 174.
- 1 May 1974
- journal article
- Vol. 13 (5) , 997-1000
Abstract
Bacteriophage phiX174 when photodynamically inactivated (i.e., when rendered unable to produce plaques as a result of exposure to visible light in air in the presence of proflavine) progressively lost their capacity to bind efficiently with homologous antiserum. Such loss of serum-blocking power was evident with heat-inactivated but not with UV-irradiated phage. The ability of the phages to adsorb to host cells, however, remained practically unaltered even after photodynamic inactivation. It thus appears that photodynamic damages in the so-called "jacket" component of the phiX174 coat proteins are partly responsible for the loss of plaque-forming ability, whereas the "spikes" are either poor antigens or insensitive to photodynamic treatment.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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