Characterization of nigerlysin ©, hemolysin produced by Aspergillus niger, and effect on mouse neuronal cells in vitro

Toxicology

Volumn 219, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 150-155

  Donohue, Maura ^a   Wei, Wei ^b   Wu, Jinfang ^b   Zawia, Nasser H ^b   Hud, Nicholas ^c   Jesus, Victor De ^d   Schmechel, Detlef ^e   Hettick, Justin M ^e   Beezhold, Donald H ^e   Vesper, Stephen ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Hemolysin; Neuronal cells; Nigerlysin

Indexed keywords

AGAR; HEMOLYSIN; NEUROTOXIN; NIGERLYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUNGAL PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BRAIN CELL; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY; ANIMAL; ASPERGILLOSIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MICE; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS; NEURONS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

EID: 31044456712     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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