Re: [compost_tea] Scientists Discover Enzyme Degrades Mad Cow DiseasePrion (fwd)

From: rlbct <rlbct_at_clear.net.nz>
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 09:09:15 +1300


Great news, Elaine!
Is there some detergent required, or is that relevant to the lab only?

Lynton
>The results indicated that only in the presence of detergents did heat
pretreatment at >100°C allow the extensive enzymatic breakdown of PrP^Sc to
a state where it is immunochemically
 undetectable. Proteinase K and 2 other subtilisin proteases, but not
trypsin and pepsin, were also effective.


 

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