| Literature DB >> 8961506 |
D K Xing1, D T Crane, B Bolgiano, M J Corbel, C Jones, D Sesardic.
Abstract
The stability of tetanus toxoid released from experimental, slow-release microsphere vaccines was compared with that of free toxoid under different conditions over a 3 month period. The amount of antigenicity remaining, as measured by ELISA, correlated well with loss of toxoid structure, as determined by circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy. At 37 degrees C and low pH, pH 2.5 for free toxoid, or under the acidic conditions generated by the hydrolysis of fast-release microspheres, a gradual unfolding of the polypeptide chain was observed within the first few weeks with more rapid denaturation beyond 30 days.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8961506 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(96)00032-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641