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Default NMR assays for carbohydrate-based vaccines.

NMR assays for carbohydrate-based vaccines.

Related Articles NMR assays for carbohydrate-based vaccines.

J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2005 Aug 10;38(5):840-50

Authors: Jones C

Antibodies against the cell surface carbohydrates of many microbial pathogens protect against infection. This was initially exploited by the development of purified polysaccharide vaccines, but glycoconjugate vaccines, in which the cell surface carbohydrate of a microbial pathogen is covalently attached to an appropriate carrier protein, are proving the most effective means to generate this protective immunity. Carbohydrate-based vaccines against Haemophilus influenzae Type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. Typhi) are already licensed, and many similar products are in various stages of development. For many of these vaccines, biological assays are not available or are inappropriate and NMR spectroscopy is proving a valuable tool for the characterisation and quality control of existing and novel products. This review highlights some of the areas in which NMR spectroscopy is currently used, and where further developments may be expected.

PMID: 16087046 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]



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