Thermal inactivation of protective antigen of Bacillus anthracis and its prevention by polyol osmolytes

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 322, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1029-1037

  Singh, Samer ^a   Singh, Aparna ^a   Aziz, Mohd Azhar ^a   Waheed, Syed Mohsin ^a   Bhat, Rajiv ^a   Bhatnagar, Rakesh ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Anthrax; Glycerol; Osmolytes

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE; GLYCEROL; POLYOL; RECOMBINANT VACCINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME METABOLISM; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEAT TREATMENT; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SHELF LIFE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX VACCINES; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CELL LINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; POLYMERS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 4444368601     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.08.020     Document Type: Article

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