Dear Charles, You said:
<<What would we have to make to be effective against anthrax?>> Great question. Those in labs will have to get a hold of B. anthracis that possesses the toxic plasmid - the virulent type. No substitutions. Anthrax toxins have two cell-binding component referred to as the "B, domain" and the "A, domain". The A, domain has the toxic, and often, the enzymatic activity. In this respect, anthrax is like many plant and bacterial toxins. The A and B toxins are synthesized from different genes. They are then secreted as non-covalently linked proteins. The B protein, which is a protective antigen, is shared by both toxins. This is what makes anthrax different from ALL other plant and bacterial toxins. This is why no substitutions for this material will suffice. My understanding is that all requests for this material have been flatly refused. Hypotheses are great. They're a starting point. But they cannot be presented as fact until proven. Regards, Catherine -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
