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Progress in the synthesis of stabilized glycoconjugate vaccine candidates against Neisseria meningitides group A

Abstract

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Meningitis is the inflammation of the lining membranes of human brains and spinal cord. It is a deadly disease that has claimed millions of lives throughout the world in particular in developing countries. Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A is among the leading causative agents of meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its capsular polysaccharide antigen consists of a homopolymer of a-(1

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Department of Chemistry
Year dc:date.issued
2003

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Kinfe, Henok Hadgu
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  • Gammon, David W
  • Ravenscroft, Neil

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6319
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6319

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Kinfe, Henok Hadgu. Progress in the synthesis of stabilized glycoconjugate vaccine candidates against Neisseria meningitides group A. Department of Chemistry, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6319