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Abstract
The effect of different anions on the sensitivity of Vero cells to ricin was investigated. The cells were equally sensitive to ricin when NaCl was replaced by NaBr, NaI, Na2SO4 or with iso-osmotic concentrations of mannitol. In contrast, NaSCN and NaClO4 strongly protected against ricin at pH 7.2, but not at pH 7.6. The possibility that the protective effect is due to the ability of chaotropic anions to decrease the pH close to the membrane is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2990449 PMCID: PMC1145012 DOI: 10.1042/bj2280521
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857