Anti-bacterial and anti-sperm effect of seminal plasma
P. Shannon, A. Twomey and B. Curson
NZ Dairy Board, Newstead AB Centre, Hamilton
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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1974, 34: 61-64
Bovine seminal plasma was active against a wide range of
bacteria. Compounds which protected sperm from seminal plasma also
reduced its anti-bacterial effect. Heating in the presence of
mercaptoethanol, but not FeSO4, abolished activity,
indicating that disulphide bonds may be essential. Fractionation and
dialysis experiments suggest that the compound is heterogeneous existing
both as the monomer and various molecular weight polymers.
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