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Anti-Carbohydrate Antibodies for the Detection of Anthrax Spores†

  1. Marco Tamborrini2,
  2. Daniel B. Werz Dr.1,
  3. Joachim Frey Prof. Dr.3,
  4. Gerd Pluschke Prof. Dr.2,
  5. Peter H. Seeberger Prof. Dr.1

Article first published online: 17 AUG 2006

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200602048

Issue

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 45, Issue 39, pages 6581–6582, October 6, 2006

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Tamborrini, M., Werz, D. B., Frey, J., Pluschke, G. and Seeberger, P. H. (2006), Anti-Carbohydrate Antibodies for the Detection of Anthrax Spores. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 45: 6581–6582. doi: 10.1002/anie.200602048

Author Information

  1. 1

    Laboratory for Organic Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, ETH Hönggerberg, HCI F 315, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 44-633-1235

  2. 2

    Swiss Tropical Institute, Socinstr. 57, 4002 Basel, Switzerland

  3. 3

    Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Bern, Länggassstr. 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

  1. †

    This research was supported by ETH Zürich, by a Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and by an Emmy Noether Fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (to D.B.W.).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 SEP 2006
  2. Article first published online: 17 AUG 2006
  3. Manuscript Received: 23 MAY 2006

Funded by

  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

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Keywords:

  • anthrax;
  • carbohydrates;
  • monoclonal antibodies;
  • oligosaccharides;
  • pathogen detection

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Sweet traitor: Monoclonal antibodies against a tetrasaccharide that contains the unique monosaccharide anthrose, which is found on the surface of B. anthracis spores, are used to selectively detect this biowarfare threat.

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