Immobilization of neuraminidase and its potential application in the modification of cell surfaces.
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- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- abstracts
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry
- Vol. 27 (1) , 125-127
- https://doi.org/10.1177/27.1.35566
Abstract
Vibrio cholerae neuraminidase was immobilized on the inside of 1.0 mm inner diameter nylon tubing with retention of enzyme activity, when assayed at 37 degrees C and pH 5.5 with mucin as substrate. The stabilities of the immobilized and soluble enzymes were similar for up to 3 hr at 37 degrees C. Preliminary data indicated that immobilized neuraminidase will release sialic acid from the surface of leukemic AKR mouse thymus and spleen lymphocytes; however, the level of immobilized enzyme activity needs to be increased for practical applications. With this improvement immobilized neuraminidase could become a novel preparation for carrying out cell surface modifications with minimal enzyme contamination of the cell.Keywords
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