Aplysianin-A, an antibacterial and antineoplastic glycoprotein in the albumen gland of a sea hare, Aplysia kurodai

Experientia. 1986 Sep 15;42(9):1065-7. doi: 10.1007/BF01940736.

Abstract

Aplysianin-A, an antibacterial and antineoplastic factor in the albumen gland of the sea hare Aplysia kurodai, was isolated. It had a molecular weight of approximately 320 kD and consisted of subunits with a molecular weight of 85 kD. It contained 9.8% neutral sugar. Aplysianin A showed 50% inhibition of Bacillus subtilis growth at a concentration of 4 microgram protein/ml and 50% lysis of murine MM46 tumor cells at 14 ng protein/ml. A partial identity of antigenic specificity of the purified specimen with an antineoplastic factor from Aplysia eggs was observed in immunodiffusion tests.

MeSH terms

  • Albumins
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / isolation & purification*
  • Aplysia / analysis*
  • Bacillus subtilis / drug effects
  • Cell Line
  • Exocrine Glands / analysis
  • Glycoproteins / isolation & purification
  • Glycoproteins / pharmacology
  • Glycoproteins / therapeutic use
  • Immunodiffusion
  • Mice
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / drug therapy

Substances

  • Albumins
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Glycoproteins
  • aplysianin A