ISSN:
1432-8798
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Heat- and acid-treatments of EG-NDV, which was essentially a very poor inducer of interferon in PCE cells, resulted in the development of the potency to stimulate interferon synthesis. Optimum temperature to bring about the activation was 56° C, and the peak of the potency was obtained after 4–6 minutes. Effective pH range was 1.6–2.5. Neutral and alkaline pH did not exhibit the stimulatory effect. A hypothetical mechanism to interprete the observed facts is presented, which assumes a heat- and acid-labile component in the virion inhibitory to the induction or synthesis of interferon in PCE cells.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01249383