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. 1993 Jun;61(6):2727–2731. doi: 10.1128/iai.61.6.2727-2731.1993

Purification and characterization of streptolysin O secreted by Streptococcus equisimilis (group C).

D Gerlach 1, W Köhler 1, E Günther 1, K Mann 1
PMCID: PMC280909  PMID: 8500915

Abstract

Streptolysin O (SLO) was purified from culture supernatants of group C streptococci. The final product was either the complete, native molecule (SLOn [pI, 6.0]) with the N-terminal sequence (Asp)-Ser-Asn-Lys-Gln-Asn-Thr-Ala-Asn-Thr-Glu-Thr- or a large fragment (SLOf [pI, 7.3]) with the N-terminal sequence Ala-Pro-Lys-Glu-Met-Pro-Leu-Glu-Ser-Ala-Glu-Lys-Glu-Glu-Lys-.

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