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Glycolipid Content of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Grown in Baby Hamster Kidney Cells

The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021

ABSTRACT

Vesicular stomatitis virions grown in baby hamster kidney (BHK-21-F) cells were found to contain hematoside (neuraminosyl-galactosyl-glucosyl-ceramide). This ganglioside, which was the only detectable glycolipid in the virion, is also the only glycolipid found in significant amount in BHK-21-F cells. Approximately 87% of the total neuraminic acid in the virion was found to be linked to protein and 13% to lipid.

¹ Present address: Institüt fur Virologie der Medizinischen Fakultät, der Justus Liebig-Universitat Giessen, 6300 Giessen, Frankfurter Strass 87, Germany.