OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND OLIGOSACCHARIDE-PROTEIN CONJUGATES DERIVED FROM CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICLE POLYSACCARIDE PS-I, METHODS OF SYNTHESIS AND USES THEREOF, IN PARTICULAR AS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
申请人:Seeberger Peter H.
公开号:US20140193416A1
公开(公告)日:2014-07-10
The invention relates to a synthetic oligosaccharide representing part of the repeating unit of the
Clostridium difficile
glycopolymer PS-I and having the sequence of the pentasaccharide a-L-Rhap-(1→3)-β-D-Glcp-(1→4)-[a-L-Rhap-(1→3]-a-D-Glcp-(1→2)-a-D-Glcp or a synthetic fragment or derivative thereof. Preferably, the claimed synthetic oligosaccharide bears at least one linker L for conjugation to a carrier protein or for immobilization on a surface. Further aspects of the invention relate to advantageous methods for synthesizing said synthetic oligosaccharide and oligosaccharide-protein conjugate as well as to uses thereof, in particular as vaccines and diagnostic tools.
ANTIBODIES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES CAUSED BY CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE
申请人:Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
公开号:US20160137724A1
公开(公告)日:2016-05-19
The present invention relates to an antibody having specificity for an immunogenic determinant consisting of the pentasaccharide repeating unit of the
Clostridium difficile
glycopolymer PS-I: α-
L
-Rhap-(1→3)-β-
D
-Glcp-(1→4)-[α-
L
-Rhap-(1→3)]-α-
D
-Glcp-(1→2)-α-
D
-Glcp or a fragment thereof. Said antibody is able to prevent and treat diseases caused by
C. difficile
. The present invention further pertains to a method of treating or preventing a disease caused by the pathogen
Clostridium difficile
, which comprises administering to a subject said antibody or a vaccine composition comprising said antibody.