MYXOVIRUS AND PARAMYXOVIRUS SURFACE-STRUCTURES - ANTIGENIC AND FUNCTIONAL-STUDIES

Citation
Eds. Couceiro et al., MYXOVIRUS AND PARAMYXOVIRUS SURFACE-STRUCTURES - ANTIGENIC AND FUNCTIONAL-STUDIES, Revista de Microbiologia, 25(1), 1994, pp. 24-30
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00013714
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
24 - 30
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-3714(1994)25:1<24:MAPS-A>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The presence of specific carbohydrates on viral surface structures, de veloping an important role in their biological processes, was analysed using Newcastle Disease Viruses (SO-93, B1 and La Sota strains) ind I nfluenza virus (A/Influenza/PR/8/34 (H1N1) strain) as models. Virus sa mples were concentrated by sedimentation process, purified by tartrate gradient, they were washed through another sedimentation step and eva luated by their protein content, hemagglutination titer and carbohydra te residues. This study developed with lectins and specific sugars cou ld show carbohydrates as essential elements of virus surface structure s, which were revealed for inhibition of precipitation lines among con canavalin A and Newcastle Disease Virus specific serum.