The composition of bovine cervical mucins and their reaction with oxidizing agents
- 1 January 1946
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 40 (3), 334-337
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0400334
Abstract
The cervical mucin present in cows at estrus is carbohydrate and may be a mucopolysac-charide, while the mucins of pregnant cows and cows in dies- trus contain both a polysaccharide and protein. None are attacked by hyaluronidase, but all are dissolved by neutral oxidizing agents, especially NaOCl. It is suggested a soln. of NaOCl containing 1% available Cl and buffered with borate might be of value as an irrigation fluid in the treatment of bovine trichomoniasis.Keywords
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