| Abstract: | The protein moiety of endotoxin from Yersinia pseudotuberculosis was found to consist of two polypeptides with apparent molecular masses 40 and 14.5 kDa (4:1 w/w). The major protein (40 kDa) was isolated from the endotoxin pretreated with sodium deoxy cholate by gel chromatography on the Sephadex G-200 column. Comparative study of this protein and oligomeric form of porin from the outer membrane of Y. pseudotuberculosis using SDS--PAGE, velocity sedimentation, lipid bilayer experiments, chemical and serological analyses revealed their identity. The deoxycholate treatment of the endotoxin does not affect complexes of the major protein and LPS. |
