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Interaction between Lysozyme and a Phospholipid of Neoplastic Tissue (Oncolipin)

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LYSOZYME is a basic protein, tending to form complexes with fatty acids, aliphatic long-chain alcohols1, alkyl sulphates1,2, colic acids3, and cephalins4. Interaction promoted by lysozyme towards Rous sarcoma phosphatides is of particular interest5.

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  1. Alexander Fleming Institute of SPA, Milan

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  2. Institute of General Pathology, University, Palermo,

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FERRARI, R., MATRACIA, S. Interaction between Lysozyme and a Phospholipid of Neoplastic Tissue (Oncolipin). Nature 192, 1187 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/1921187a0

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