Conformational epitope mapping of OmpC, a major cell surface antigen from Salmonella typhi

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-33

  Arockiasamy, A ^a   Murthy, G S ^b   Rukmini, M R ^a   Sundara Baalaji, N ^a   Katpally, Umesh Chandra ^a   Krishnaswamy, S ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Epitope mapping; OmpC; Salmonella typhi; Stability

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; LYSINE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOMER; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN C; TYROSINE;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EPITOPE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SOLID; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PORINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 4444323836     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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