RED CELL RECEPTORS FOR ARBORVIRUSES: THE CELL LIPIDS

Abstract

A study of the behavior of red cells subjected to various chemical or enzymatic treatments demonstrates the presence of lipids in the cell site receptor of arborviruses. Inhibiting lipids are present in red cells, either agglutinable or non-agglutinable by arborviruses. The responsible fractions seem to be phosphatidylcholines. They are the same for all the viruses studied. The pH conditions for inhibition are analogous to those of hemagglutination. These facts suggest certain hypotheses on the actual nature of the red cell receptor site, and of the bonds between this site and the virions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0838561

Entities

People

  • J. Nicoli

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adsorption
  • Alcohols
  • Blood
  • Cells
  • Cholesterol
  • Chromatography
  • Erythrocytes
  • Hydroxides
  • Inhibition
  • Lipids
  • Materials
  • Methanols
  • Phase
  • Proteins
  • Silica Gels
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Thin Layer Chromatography

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).