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. 1989 Mar;57(3):1005–1007. doi: 10.1128/iai.57.3.1005-1007.1989

Purification, cyanogen bromide cleavage, and amino terminus sequencing of class 1 and class 3 outer membrane proteins of meningococci.

J T Poolman 1, H A Timmermans 1, T Teerlink 1, R C Seid Jr 1
PMCID: PMC313215  PMID: 2492968

Abstract

Meningococcal class 1 and 3 outer membrane proteins (OMPs) were subjected to cyanogen bromide treatment. The class 3 OMP was found to be resistant to cyanogen bromide, while the class 1 OMP was cut into two main fragments of 25 and 17 kilodaltons. The N-terminal sequences were determined for class 1 and class 3 proteins, which exhibit similarities to one another and to OMP I of gonococci. The C-terminal class 1 OMP fragment bound the bactericidal monoclonal antibodies tested.

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