Coelenterolysin: a hemolytic polypeptide associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones

The gastrovascular fluids of the sea anemone Phymactis clematis display strong hemolytic activity, which has basic pH optimum, is thermolabile and is sensitive to proteases. The hemolytic agent from the gastrovascular fluid was partially purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, chromatography on...

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Autores principales:	Meinardi, Elsa Noemí, Azcurra, Julio Marcos, Jacobsen de Florín-Christensen, Mónica O., Florin-Christensen, Jorge
Publicado:	1994
Materias:	Coelenterolysin Gastrovascular fluid Phymactis clematis coelenterolysin sea anemone toxin unclassified drug article hemolysis nonhuman priority journal sea anemone Actiniaria Anemone Clematis
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03050491_v109_n1_p153_Meinardi http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03050491_v109_n1_p153_Meinardi
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spelling	paper:paper_03050491_v109_n1_p153_Meinardi2025-07-30T18:07:52Z Coelenterolysin: a hemolytic polypeptide associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones Meinardi, Elsa Noemí Azcurra, Julio Marcos Jacobsen de Florín-Christensen, Mónica O. Florin-Christensen, Jorge Coelenterolysin Gastrovascular fluid Phymactis clematis coelenterolysin sea anemone toxin unclassified drug article hemolysis nonhuman priority journal sea anemone Actiniaria Anemone Clematis Phymactis clematis The gastrovascular fluids of the sea anemone Phymactis clematis display strong hemolytic activity, which has basic pH optimum, is thermolabile and is sensitive to proteases. The hemolytic agent from the gastrovascular fluid was partially purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, chromatography on Dowex-50W cation exchanger and gel filtration on Sephadex G-50. A single peak elutes from the latter with an estimated mol. wt of 18,000. This elution pattern is unaffected if the chromatography is carried out in the presence of 5 M urea. These results indicate that the hemolytic activity is due to a single peptide or a group of peptides of similar size, which we here designate as "coelenterolysin". Coelenterolysin is also present in sea anemone tissue homogenates, is different from the nematocyst toxin and is not associated with phospholipase activities. It is inhibited by sphingomyelin. This is the first report of hemolytic polypeptides associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones. Coelenterolysin may have a role in extracellular digestion, defense against predators and invasion of the coelenteron by foreign organisms. © 1994. Fil:Meinardi, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Azcurra, J.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Florin-Christensen, M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Florin-Christensen, J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 1994 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03050491_v109_n1_p153_Meinardi http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03050491_v109_n1_p153_Meinardi
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topic	Coelenterolysin Gastrovascular fluid Phymactis clematis coelenterolysin sea anemone toxin unclassified drug article hemolysis nonhuman priority journal sea anemone Actiniaria Anemone Clematis Phymactis clematis
spellingShingle	Coelenterolysin Gastrovascular fluid Phymactis clematis coelenterolysin sea anemone toxin unclassified drug article hemolysis nonhuman priority journal sea anemone Actiniaria Anemone Clematis Phymactis clematis Meinardi, Elsa Noemí Azcurra, Julio Marcos Jacobsen de Florín-Christensen, Mónica O. Florin-Christensen, Jorge Coelenterolysin: a hemolytic polypeptide associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones
topic_facet	Coelenterolysin Gastrovascular fluid Phymactis clematis coelenterolysin sea anemone toxin unclassified drug article hemolysis nonhuman priority journal sea anemone Actiniaria Anemone Clematis Phymactis clematis
description	The gastrovascular fluids of the sea anemone Phymactis clematis display strong hemolytic activity, which has basic pH optimum, is thermolabile and is sensitive to proteases. The hemolytic agent from the gastrovascular fluid was partially purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, chromatography on Dowex-50W cation exchanger and gel filtration on Sephadex G-50. A single peak elutes from the latter with an estimated mol. wt of 18,000. This elution pattern is unaffected if the chromatography is carried out in the presence of 5 M urea. These results indicate that the hemolytic activity is due to a single peptide or a group of peptides of similar size, which we here designate as "coelenterolysin". Coelenterolysin is also present in sea anemone tissue homogenates, is different from the nematocyst toxin and is not associated with phospholipase activities. It is inhibited by sphingomyelin. This is the first report of hemolytic polypeptides associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones. Coelenterolysin may have a role in extracellular digestion, defense against predators and invasion of the coelenteron by foreign organisms. © 1994.
author	Meinardi, Elsa Noemí Azcurra, Julio Marcos Jacobsen de Florín-Christensen, Mónica O. Florin-Christensen, Jorge
author_facet	Meinardi, Elsa Noemí Azcurra, Julio Marcos Jacobsen de Florín-Christensen, Mónica O. Florin-Christensen, Jorge
author_sort	Meinardi, Elsa Noemí
title	Coelenterolysin: a hemolytic polypeptide associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones
title_short	Coelenterolysin: a hemolytic polypeptide associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones
title_full	Coelenterolysin: a hemolytic polypeptide associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones
title_fullStr	Coelenterolysin: a hemolytic polypeptide associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones
title_full_unstemmed	Coelenterolysin: a hemolytic polypeptide associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones
title_sort	coelenterolysin: a hemolytic polypeptide associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones
publishDate	1994
url	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03050491_v109_n1_p153_Meinardi http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03050491_v109_n1_p153_Meinardi
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Coelenterolysin: a hemolytic polypeptide associated with the coelenteric fluid of sea anemones

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