| Literature DB >> 17087926 |
Joanna Kubler-Kielb1, Evgeny Vinogradov, Chiayung Chu, Rachel Schneerson.
Abstract
Shigella flexneri causes diarrheal diseases especially in infants and children in developing countries. Modifications of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) molecule, like bacteriophage-mediated glucosylation and acetylation of the O-specific chain (O-SP), are important for the LPS antigenicity and consequently for the immunogenicity of the polysaccharide-based vaccines against shigellosis. Here, we report the degree of O-acetylation and the localisation of O-acetyl groups and side-chain glucose substitution in the O-SP (scheme) in different preparations of S. flexneri type 2a LPS. [structure: see text]Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17087926 PMCID: PMC1885374 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.09.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Carbohydr Res ISSN: 0008-6215 Impact factor: 2.104