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THE BINDING OF FATTY ACIDS BY SERUM ALBUMIN, A PROTECTIVE GROWTH FACTOR IN BACTERIOLOGICAL MEDIA

Serum albumin is a protective bacterial growth factor; by binding traces of fatty acid in the media it permits initiation of growth by the smallest possible inocula of tubercle bacilli. Each molecule of albumin binds 3 to 6 molecules of oleic acid (1 to 2 per cent of the weight of the albumin) tight...

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Autores principales: Davis, Bernard D., Dubos, René J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1947
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2135726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19871672