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Outer Membrane Protein Purification

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Meningococcal Vaccines

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Medicine™ ((MIMM,volume 66))

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Abstract

The major outer membrane proteins (OMPs) from Neisseria meningitidis, which are expressed at high levels, are subdivided in five classes based on molecular weight (1,2) (see Table 1).

Table 1 Major Meningococcal Outer-Membrane Proteins
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  1. Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Carmen Arigita, Wim Jiskoot & Matthijs R. Graaf

  2. Department of Product and Process Development, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

    Gideon F. A. Kersten

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Arigita, C., Jiskoot, W., Graaf, M.R., Kersten, G.F.A. (2001). Outer Membrane Protein Purification. In: Pollard, A.J., Maiden, M.C. (eds) Meningococcal Vaccines. Methods in Molecular Medicine™, vol 66. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-148-5:61

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