Biological Properties of Peptidoglycan : Proceedings Second International Workshop, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany, May 20-21, 1985 / Karl H. Schleifer, Peter H. Seidl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schleifer, Karl H., editor.

Seidl, Peter H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peptidoglycans--Congresses.

Peptidoglycans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 436 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Reprint 2019

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Sponsors

Contents

I. Structural Aspects, Immunochemistry Of Peptidoglycan And Antibodies To Peptidoglycan

Structure And Immunochemistry Of Peptidoglycan / Seidl, Peter H. / Schleifer, Karl Heinz

The Diagnostic Value Of Antibodies To Peptidoglycan And Other Staphylococcus Aureus Antigens In Serious Staphylococcal Infections / Christensson, B.

On The Relationships Between Conformational And Biological Properties Of Murein / Labischinski, H. / Johannsen, L.

A Three-Dimensional Model Of Peptidoglycan Corresponding With The Results Of X-Ray- And Electron Diffraction, High Resolution Electron Microscopy And The Properties Of Peptidoglycan / Formanek, H.

Structure Determination Of Peptidoglycans By Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry / Martin, S.A. / Biemann, K. / Rosenthal, R.S.

The Peptidoglycan And Linked Polymers Of The Unicellular Cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6714 / Jürgens, Uwe Johannes / Weckesser, Jürgen

Chemical And Immunochemical Studies On The In Vivo And In Vitro Degradation Of Peptidoglycan Subunits And Cell Wall Complexes In Relation To Inflammatory Diseases / Fox, A. / Gilbart, J. / Harrison, J. / Pararajasegaram, G. / Wells, A. / Hammer, M. / Yang, C-H

Specific Immunoglobulin E Antibodies to Peptidoglycan? / Seidl, Josef / Seidl, Peter H. / Schleifer, Karl Heinz

Specific Immunoglobulin G Antibodies in Man against the Glycan Strand of Peptidoglycan / Zauner, E. / Reissenweber, S. / Leitherer, G. / Schleifer, K.H. / Seidl, P.H.

Release of Penicillin-Binding Proteins from ß-Lactam Treated Bacteria: Determination by Anti-ß-Lactam Antibodies / Hakenbeck, R. / Ellerbrok, H. / Briese, Th. / Adkinson, N.F.

Anti-Peptidoglycan Serology in Patient Sera and Experimental Production of Anti-Peptidoglycan Antibody by Immunisation with Rheumatoid Factor / Evans, H.B. / Phua, K.K. / Johnson, P.M.

Antibodies against a Synthetic Peptidoglycan-Precursor Pentapeptide Containing Lysine Cross-React with Soluble Peptidoglycan Containing Diaminopimelic Acid / Zeiger, Allen R.

Antibodies to Various Bacterial Cell Wall Peptidoglycans in Patient Sera and in Rabbit Sera / Wergeland, Heidrun I. / Endresen, Curt

Antibodies to the Pentapeptide Subunit of Peptidoglycan in Human Sera / Kuchenbauer, T. / Tvmpner, K.-D. / Seidl, P.H. / Schleifer, K.H.

Problems with 'Teichoic Acid" Antigen Used in Staphylococcus aureus Serology / Herzog, Ch. / Just, V. / Berger, R. / Just, M.

Lipid A Antibodies in Man / Marget, W. / Mar, P. / Haslberger, H. / Huber, M.

Electron Microscopic Localization of Peptidoglycan in the Cell Wall of Streptococcus pyogenes by Means of Labelled Antibodies and Lysozyme / Wagner, M. / Rýc, M. / Wagner, B.

Immunoelectron' Microscopic Studies on Peptidoglycan from Gram Positive Bacteria: Specific Reactions with the Glycan Moiety, the Pentapeptide Subunit and the Interpeptide Bridge / Franken, Norbert / Golecki, Jochen R. / Seidl, Peter H. / Zwerenz, Peter / Schleifer, Karl H.

II. Degradation Of Peptidoglycan, Peptidoglycanlike Products In The Host

Soluble Peptidoglycans: Lymphocyte-Activating Bacterial Products Found in Man / Zeiger, Allen R.

How Are Cell-Wall Components of Pathogenic Microorganisms Degraded in Infectious and Inflammatory Sites?: Facts and Myths / Ginsburg, Isaac

State of Peptidoglycan in Spheroplasts of Proteus mirabilis grown in the Presence of Different BLactam- Antibiotics / Huber, Kora / Martin, H.H.

Degradability by Lysozyme of Staphylococcal Cell Walls as a Function of O-Acetyl Groups / Johannsen, L. / Labischinski, H. / Giesbrecht, P.

O-Acetylation of Staphylococcal Cell Walls as an Important Factor for their Degradability Within Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages / Wecke, Jörg / Kwa, Elly / Johannsen, Lars / Giesbrecht, Peter / Lahav, Meir / Ginsburg, Isaac

Metabolic Fate of Peptidoglycan Monomer from Brevibacterium divaricatum and Biological Activity of its Metabolites / Tomasić, J. / Valinger, Z. / Hrsak, I. / Ladesić, B.

Determination of the Size Distribution of the Glycan Strands Released from Murein of E. coli by Human Serum Amidase / Ludewitz, H. / Höltje, J.-V.

Endogenous Induction of Bacterial Lysis by Cloned PhiX174 Gene E Product / Bläsi, U. / Harkness, R.E. / Witte, A. / Halfmann, G. / Lubitz, W.

Radioimmunoassays for the Selective Detection of the Glycan Moiety and the Pentapeptide Subunit in Secreted Peptidoglycans / Zwerenz, P. / Hagen, F. / Leitherer, G. / Seidl, P.H. / Schleifer, K.H.

III. Action Of Peptidoglycan On Cells

Effects of Peptidoglycan on the Cellular Components of the Immune System / Dziarski, Roman

Suboptimal Concentrations of LPS are Necessary for in vitro Activation of Rat Alveolar Macrophages by Muramylpeptides / Barratt, G. / Tenu, J.-P. / Petit, J.-F. / Nolibe, D.

Antiviral and Antitumor Effects of Liposome-Entrapped MTP-PE, a Lipophilic Muramylpeptide / Schumann, G.

Effects of Staphylococcal Peptidoglycan on Phagocytic Cells and Host Mediation Systems / Fleer, A. / Jaspers, F.C.A. / Verhoef, J.

Cellular Response to Streptococcal Peptidoglycan and Tetanus Toxoid in Glomerulonephritis-Patients: Correlation to Complement Genotype / Feucht, H.E. / O'Neill, G.J. / Riethmüller, G. / Brase, A. / Seidl, P.H.

IV. Diverse Biological Activities Of Peptidoglycan

Acute And Chronic Inflammation Induced By Peptidoglycan Structures And Polysaccharide Complexes / Stimpson, S.A. / Schwab, J.H. / Janusz, M.J. / Anderle, S.K. / Brown, R.R. / Cromartie, W.J.

Biological Activity Of Peptidoglycan In Man / Heymer, B. / Mayenburg, J. v.

Pathomechanisms Of Peptidoglycan In Man / Mayenburg, J.v. / Heymer, B.

Role Of Peptidoglycan In Gonococcal Arthritis / Rosenthal, R. S. / Montoya, F. R. / Nogami, W. / Fleming, T. J.

Teichoic Acid-Free Peptidoglycan Of Staphylococcus Aureus RM 59 Does Not Activate Complement / Loos, Michael / Seidl, Peter H. / Schleifer, K.H.

Somnogenic Muramyl Peptides / Krueger, J.M.

Synthetic Lipopeptide Analogues of Peptidoglycan- Associated Lipoprotein Are Potent Novel B-Lymphocyte Mitogens / Bessler, W.G. / Kleine, B. / Cox, M. / Lex, A. / Suhr, B. / Wiesmüller, K.-H. / Jung, G. / Martinez-Alonso, C.

Guest Lecture

Lipid A, The Endotoxic Principle Of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides: Chemical Structure And Biological Activity / Rietschel, E. Th. / Brade, H. / Brade, L. / Kawahara, K. / Lüderitz, Th. / Schade, U. / Tacken, A. / Zähringer, U.

V. Adjuvant Activity And Immunomodulation By Peptidoglycan

Macrophage Activation By Muramyl Peptides / Parant, M. / Chedid, L.

Immunomodulation By Muramyldipeptide (Mdp) / Finger, H. / Wirsing von Koenig, C.H.

Disaccharide MDP Analogs, Preparation And Some Biological Properties / Zaoral, M. / Parkaš, J. / Ledvina, M. / Ježek, J. / Rotta, J. / Rýc, M.

Biological Activity Of Synthetic Disaccharide-Peptide Analogues Of Peptidoglycan / Rýc, M. / Rotta, J. / Straka, R. / Zaoral, M. / Farkaš, J. / Ledvina, M. / Ježek, J. / Pekárek, J.

Enzymatic Obtention Of Biologically Active Glycopeptides From Actinomadura R 39 / Guinand, M. / Morel, P. / Vacheron, M.J. / Michel, G. / Dupassieu, P. / Yavordios, D.

Adjuvant Active Peptidoglycans Induce The Secretion Of A Cytotoxic Factor By Macrophages / Vacheron, F. / Guenounou, M. / Nauciel, C.

Stimulation Of Nonspecific Resistance Against Aerogenic Viral And Bacterial Infections By Muramyl Dipeptide Combined With Trehalose Dimycolate / Masihi, K.N. / Brehmer, W. / Lange, W.

Increased Adjuvant Activity of MDP by Direct Coupling of MDP to the Immunogen / Jolivet, M. / Audibert, F. / Chedid, L. / Clough, E.R.

Contributors and Participants

Author Index

Subject Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Okt 2019)

ISBN:

9783110874297

3110874296

OCLC:

1125189056