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Studies of the inactivation of phage by the properdin system. I. Evidence for complement, properdin and magnesium requirements.
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ImmunologyBacteriophageSummary ProperdinProtein PurificationInflammationBioanalysisElectrolyte DisturbanceClinical ChemistryPhage BiologyHuman SerumMineral MetabolismHealth SciencesBiochemistryMagnesium RequirementsPotassium HomeostasisPhagocyteComplement SystemPhysiologyProperdin SystemMetabolismMedicine
Summary Properdin, complement and Mg ++ , the known constituents of the properdin system, are necessary for neutralization of T 2r + coliphage by human serum. Certain polysaccharides and lipopolysaccharides annul the neutralization. Phage neutralization is pH, ionic strength, and temperature dependent.