Construction of recombinant polypeptides based on beta antigen C (Bac) protein & their usage for protection against group B streptococcal infection

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 119, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 228-232

  Suvorov, A ^a   Ustinovitch, I ^a   Meringova, L ^a   Grabovskaya, K ^a   Leontieva, G ^a   Vorobieva, E ^a   Totolian, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Group B streptococcus; IgA binding; Immunization; Streptococcus; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; BETA ANTIGEN C; GENE PRODUCT; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; POLYPEPTIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE MAPPING; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VACCINE PRODUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 3442893858     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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