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R J Collier

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Diphtheria toxin subunit active in vitro.

Exposure of diphtheria toxin to dithiothreitol (and similar thiols) resulted in a subunit which was active in catalyzing the adenosine diphosphateribosylation of mammalian aminoacyl-transferase II in the presence of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. At the same time there was a marked increase in total ADP-ribosylation activity. A molecule which was apparently identical to the derived subunit in size and activity was detected in partially purified preparations of toxin.

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Differences in the immunogenicity of native and formalinized cross reacting material (CRM197) of diphtheria toxin in mice and guinea pigs and their implications on the development and control of diphtheria vaccine based on CRMs.

Immunogenicity of native and formalinized cross reacting material (CRM197) of diphtheria toxin (DTx) was assessed in mice and guinea pigs. For the primary response, mice produced similar levels of diphtheria toxoid (DTxd) IgG antibodies to both native and formalinized preparations of CRM197 though the antibody levels were significantly lower than those elicited by conventional DTxd (P < 0.05). In contrast, guinea pigs showed significantly higher levels of DTxd IgG antibodies to the formalinized CRM197 preparation than the native preparation (P < 0.001) after single injection. These differences in the immunogenicity of mice and guinea pigs to native and formalinized CRM197 preparations have implications for the development and control of diphtheria or other vaccines involving the use of CRMs.

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