Taylor J M, Cohen S, Mitchell W M
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Sep;67(1):164-71. doi: 10.1073/pnas.67.1.164.
In crude homogenates of the submaxillary gland of the male mouse, epidermal growth factor (EGF) activity was found almost entirely in a high molecular weight complex (about 74,000 daltons). This high molecular weight form may be reversibly dissociated into EGF and an EGF-binding protein. EGF was found to have a molecular weight of approximately 6400. The EGF-binding protein has a molecular weight of 29,000, and shows arginyl-esterase activity.
在雄性小鼠颌下腺的粗匀浆中,表皮生长因子(EGF)活性几乎全部存在于一种高分子量复合物(约74,000道尔顿)中。这种高分子量形式可能可逆地解离为EGF和一种EGF结合蛋白。发现EGF的分子量约为6400。EGF结合蛋白的分子量为29,000,并具有精氨酰酯酶活性。