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The A and B subunits of Shiga toxin were isolated by high performance liquid chromatography and their physicochemical properties were examined. The A subunit of Shiga toxin purified from culture supernatant was not nicked, but it could be nicked in vitro by trypsin. The isoelectric points of the A and B subunits were determined to be 8.2 and 5.8, respectively. Amino acid compositions of the two subunits were also determined. The isolated A and B subunits were reconstituted to form active holotoxin which showed lethal activity to mice which was similar to that of native Shiga toxin.
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