Mode of action of a bactericidal protein induced in the haemolymph of Sarcophaga peregrina (flesh-fly) larvae
- 15 August 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 222 (1) , 119-124
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj2220119
Abstract
The mode of action of a bactericidal protein (sarcotoxin I) purified from the hemolymph of S. peregrina (flesh-fly) larvae was studied, focusing attention on its effect on the function of the membrane of Escherichia coli. Sarcotoxin I almost completely blocked the uptakes of tetraphenylphosphonium ion and proline, which are known to be driven by a membrane potential, indicating that this protein disrupts the membrane potential of bacteria.This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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