Cholera vaccines and peptides

Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; – Proteins – i.e. – more than 100 amino acid residues

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530825, 514 12, 424 92, C07K 1300, C07K 1500, A61K 3702

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ABSTRACT:
The gene encoding the TcpA pilus has been cloned. It encodes a protein useful in live, killed-cell, and synthetic vaccines. Protein production is enhanced by specific medium conditions.

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