Synthesis and antigenicity of BBGL-2 glycolipids of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease
作者:Vince Pozsgay、Joanna Kubler-Kielb、Bruce Coxon、Adriana Marques、John B. Robbins、Rachel Schneerson
DOI:10.1016/j.carres.2011.04.045
日期:2011.9
adjuvant, as well as sera obtained from patients with Lyme disease. We found that the presence of two acyl groups in the glycerol moiety was essential for antigenicity. At least one of these groups must be an oleoyl moiety. Neither the anomeric configuration of the galactose nor the configuration of the glycerol at C-2 was a decisive factor. Based on these findings we designed an 'unnatural' BBGL-2 analog