Abstract
A method for toxoid preparation has been developed in which toxins expressing enzymatic activity can be detoxified by photoaffinity labeling techniques. In the case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A, the method relies on the affinity of azido-substituted analogs of the substrate (NAD) for the proenzyme form of the toxin. Photolysis of the putative toxin-analog complex results in irreversible inactivation of the toxin without loss of antigenic character. It is proposed that this occurs by nitrene insertion into a chemical bond on the toxin molecule. This affinity photoinactivation process should be applicable to other ADP-ribosylating toxins.
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