Mutations in the A subunit affect yield, stability, and protease sensitivity of nontoxic derivatives of heat-labile enterotoxin

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 5434-5438

  Magagnoli, Claudia ^a   Manetti, Roberto ^a   Fontana, Maria Rita ^a   Giannelli, Valentina ^a   Giuliani, Marzia Monica ^a   Rappuoli, Rino ^a   Pizza, Mariagrazia ^a  

^a CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; CHOLERA TOXIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOGENICITY; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0029852233     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.12.5434-5438.1996     Document Type: Article

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