A novel method for the rational construction of well-defined immunogens: The use of oximation to conjugate cholera toxin B subunit to a peptide-polyoxime complex

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 614-618

  Chen, Jianhua ^a   Zeng, Weiguang ^b   Offord, Robin ^a   Rose, Keith ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Geneva Proteomics Inc   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BINDING ENERGY; DISEASES; VIRUSES;

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; IMMUNOGENS; MUCOSAL VACCINE; MUCOUS MEMBRANES; NOVEL METHODS; OXIMATION; PEPTIDE COMPLEX; POLYOXIMES; RATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; VIRAL PEPTIDES;

PEPTIDES;

ANTIGEN; CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; DRUG CARRIER; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DRUG CONJUGATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; OXIDATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

INFLUENZA VIRUS;

EID: 0037908896     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc025651u     Document Type: Article

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