Research Article

Differences in Sialic Acid Content of Human Interferons

Journal of General Virology 1978; 41(1):175 · https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-41-1-175

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Abstract

Human leucocyte, lymphoblastoid and fibroblast interferons were separately treated with sialidase and the effect of this on their isoelectric focusing was examined using a system in which full dissociation of complexes occurred. Both leucocyte and lymphoblastoid interferons showed a single form with an isoelectric point which was unaltered by treatment with sialidase. In contrast, fibroblast interferon showed three forms which were reduced to one by treatment with the enzyme.