Guinea Pig Serum Inhibitory Factor and Asparaginase Activity.

Abstract
Summary The guinea pig serum tumor inhibitory activity was effective for the ascites form of the Gardner lymphosarcoma. The active protein appears to be an enzyme L-asparaginase. Inhibition of the enzyme activity in normal pooled guinea pig serum in all cases caused a loss of the in vivo tumor inactivating capacity of the serum. Comparison of enzyme activity of fractionated serum correlates well with tumor destroying ability.