An improved preparation of bovine brain proteolipid

Abstract

An improved preparation of proteolipid from bovine brain white matter is described. The product obtained by repeated acetone precipitation is completely soluble in chloroform-methanol and has a fairly constant composition: 35% protein, 40% galactocerebroside, and about 25% phospholipid.

Keywords

• bovine brain
• white matter
• proteolipid
• galactocerebroside
• lipid-protein interaction
• lipid antigens