PREPARATION OF AN ARTIFICIAL ANTIGEN AND IMMUNITY TO MOUSE TYPHOID

  • 1 January 1967
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 13 (4), 361-+
Abstract
A galactan isolated from gum arabic has been shown following O-acetylation to protect mice against Salmonella typhimurium infections. O-acetylated galactan induces in mice the formation of antibodies which cross-react with antigen 5 of S. typhimurium.