Characterization of terminal NeuNAcα2-3Galβ1-4GlcNAc sequence in lipooligosaccharides of Neisseria meningitidis

Glycobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 359-365

  Tsai, Chao Ming ^a   Chen, Wilbur H ^a   Balakonis, Paula A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Maackia amurensis leukoagglutinin; Meningococcal lipooligosaccharide; Sialic acid linkage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LECTIN; LEUKOAGGLUTININ; SIALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; LIPID LINKED OLIGOSACCHARIDES; LIPID-LINKED OLIGOSACCHARIDES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; LECTIN BINDING; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAACKIA AMURENSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; SAMBUCUS NIGRA;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BINDING SITES; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LECTINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031594687     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/8.4.359     Document Type: Article

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