Comparison of the diphtheria mutant toxin, CRM197, with a Haemophilus influenzae type-b polysaccharide-CRM197 conjugate by optical spectroscopy

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 320-327

  Crane, Dennis T ^a   Bolgiano, Barbara ^a   Jones, Christopher ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Haemophilus influenzae; Polysaccharide; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONJUGATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GLYCOSYLATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MUTANT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030958582     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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