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In vitro acanthamoebicidal activity of a killer monoclonal antibody and a synthetic peptide
Author(s) -
Pier Luigi Fiori,
Antonella Mattana,
Daniele Dessì,
Stefania Conti,
Walter Magliani,
Luciano Polonelli
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl051
Subject(s) - laminarin , monoclonal antibody , glucan , microbiology and biotechnology , in vitro , antimicrobial , receptor , biological activity , biology , toxin , biochemistry , chemistry , antibody , enzyme , immunology
To evaluate the in vitro microbicidal activity against Acanthamoeba castellanii of a murine monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibody (KTmAb) and a synthetic killer mimotope (KP), which mimic a yeast killer toxin (KT) characterized by a wide spectrum of antimicrobial activity through interaction with specific cell wall receptors, mainly constituted by beta-glucans.

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