Multivalent Conjugates of Poly-γ-D-glutamic Acid from Bacillus licheniformis with Antibody F(ab′) and Glycopeptide Ligands

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1148-1155

  Prodhomme, Emmanuel J F ^a   Tutt, Alison L ^b   Glennie, Martin J ^b   Bugg, Timothy D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOLOGY; BINDING ENERGY; BIOACTIVITY; CARBOXYLATION; CHAINS; PEPTIDES;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BINDING AFFINITIES; EXOPOLYMERS; GEL-FILTRATION; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCOPEPTIDES; SIDE-CHAINS; SYNTHETIC LINKERS; VANCOMYCIN; WATERSOLUBLE;

ANTIBODIES;

GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; LIGAND; POLY(GAMMA DEXTRO GLUTAMIC ACID); THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL STRAIN; DRUG ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL FILTRATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEUCONOSTOC; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES;

EID: 0345357067     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc020019m     Document Type: Article

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