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Inhibitory activity of sphingomyelin on hemolytic activity of coelomic fluid of Holothuria polii (echinodermata)

Nicolò ParrinelloVincenzo ArizzaCalogero Canicattì

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ErythrocytesLysisSea CucumbersImmunologyPhospholipidSettore BIO/05 - ZoologiaInhibitory postsynaptic potentialHemolysisMicrobiologychemistry.chemical_compoundmedicineAnimalsPhospholipidsComplement Inactivator ProteinsBacteriabiologyHemolysinbiology.organism_classificationBody FluidsSphingomyelinsRed blood cellCholesterolSphingomyelin Phosphodiesterasemedicine.anatomical_structurechemistryBiochemistryCoelomlipids (amino acids peptides and proteins)SphingomyelinHolothuriaEchinodermataDevelopmental Biology

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Abstract The hemolytic activity of coelomic fluid from Holothuria polii is specifically inhibited by sphingomyelin. This phospholipid is the constituent of the membrane which probably interacts with the hemolysin thereby leading to the lysis.

10.1016/0145-305x(87)90005-xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10447/146464