Analysis of peptidogalactomannans from the mycelial surface of Aspergillus fumigatus

Medical Mycology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 313-321

  Haido, R M T ^a   Silva, M H ^b   Ejzemberg, R ^b   Leitao E A ^b   Hearn, V M ^c   Evans, E G V ^c   Barreto Bergter, E ^b  

^a UniversidadeEstadual do Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

13C nuclear magnetic resonance; Aspergillus fumigatus; Glycoprotein immunoreactivity; Peptidogalactomannans

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MANNAN; PEPTIDOGALACTOMANNAN; RABBIT ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLATION; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33746412889     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280x.1998.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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