[Evaluation of the reactogenicity and immunogenic potency of combined vaccine "Bubo-Kok" in the immunization of children against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and viral hepatitis B]. / Otsenka reaktogennosti i immunogennosti kombinirovannoi vaktsiny "Bubo-Kok" pri immunizatsii detei protiv difterii, stolbniaka, kokliusha i virusnogo gepatita B.

Combined vaccine "Bubo-Kok" is characterized by safety and high immunological activity. The number of postvaccinal reactions in children aged 1 and 2 years, immunized with vaccine "Bubo-Kok", was not statistically different from those in groups of children immunized with adsorbed DPT vaccine, as well with such vaccine in combination with vaccine against hepatitis B. After the completion of the primary course of immunization 100% of children had protective antibody titers against diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis B. Antibody titers against pertussis, equal to or exceeding protective titers, were found in more than 70% of immunized children. The immunogenic potency of vaccine "Bubo-Kok" with respect to all its components was not inferior to that of adsorbed DPT vaccine and vaccine against hepatitis B, when introduced simultaneously in different areas of the body. Vaccine "Bubo-Kok" successfully passed state trials and was recommended for registration.

[Evaluation of reactogenicity and immunogenicity of Bubo-M, the Russian combined vaccine for immunization of adults against diphtheria, tetanus and viral hepatitis B]. / Otsenka reaktogennosti i immunogennosti otechestvennoi kombinirovannoi vaktsiny Bubo-M pri immunizatsii vzroslykh protiv difterii, stolbniaka i virusnogo gepatita B.

Bubo-M, the first Russian associated vaccine, was found to have low reactogenicity and high immunogenic potency. The frequency of postvaccinal reactions in the group of persons immunized with Bubo-M (20%) appeared to be considerably lower than among persons who received the combined injection of adsorbed DT toxoid with reduced antigen content and vaccine against hepatitis B (47.7%). Following the course of vaccination the level of anti-HBs considerably exceeded the protective level. Immune response to the diphtheria and tetanus components of Bubo-M exceeded that observed after immunization with absorbed DT toxoid with reduced antigen content (p < 0.05).

[Reactions to and immunogenic properties of the combined vaccine Bubo-M for immunization of children against diphtheria, tetanus and viral hepatitis B]. / Reaktogennost' i immunogennost' kombinirovannoi vaktsiny Bubo-M pri immunizatsii detei protiv difterii, stolbniaka i virusnogo gepatita B.

Bubo-M, the first Russian combined vaccine, was found to have low reactogenicity. The difference between the number of postvaccinal reactions in the group of children immunized with Bubo-M (25.9%) and those in the group of children who had been simultaneously injected into different sites of the body with ADS-M toxoid (adsorbed DT toxoid with reduced antigen content) and hepatitis B vaccine (26.7%) was not statistically significant. Following immunization a considerable increase in the level of diphtheria and tetanus antibodies (p < 0.005) was observed in all children (100%), the level of HBs antibodies in the group of children immunized with Bubo-M (the geometric mean titer: 13,721 IU/l) essentially exceeding that observed in the control group injected with ADS-M toxoid and hepatitis B vaccine (the geometric mean of the titer: 2,441 IU/l). Bubo-M was duly registered and allowed for industrial production and medical use.

[Russian recombinant vaccine against hepatitis B (results of controlled trials)]. / Otechestvennaia rekombinantnaia vaktsina protiv gepatita B (rezul'taty kontroliruemykh ispytanii).

Two yeast recombinant vaccines were compared: the Russian hepatitis B Combiotech vaccine in a dose of 20 mg and the Recombivax-HB vaccine in a dose of 10 mg manufactured in the USA (Merk, Sharp and Dohme Ltd.). Both agents were found safe and low reactogenic. After a course of 3 vaccinations with the Russian vaccine 92.5 to 97.5% subjects vaccinated after the 0-1-2 months and 0-1-6 months protocols had high levels of specific antibodies. In the group vaccinated with the American vaccine, antibodies to HBsAg were found in the sera of 95 to 100% subjects. These results demonstrate high immunological activity of both Russian and American vaccines.

[The purification and properties of an extracellular sialo-specific lectin of Bacillus subtilis 316M]. / Ochistka i nekotorye svoistva vnekletochnogo sialospetsifichnogo lektina Bacillus subtilis 316M.

A simple procedure is proposed for purification of lectin from the culture liquid of non-pathogenic Bacillus subtilis 316M, which includes fractionation with ammonium sulfate and rechromatography on Sepharose CL-6B. The procedure enables a 213-fold purification of lectin with a specific activity of 2560 U/mg protein and 51% recovery in activity. According to gel-filtration through Sepharose the lectin has a molecular weight of 190 kDa. It consists of two types of subunits with hemagglutinating activity. The lectin is highly specific to N-glycolylneuraminic and N-acetylneuraminic acids and fructose 1.6-biphosphate.

[Coordination-ionic enzyme immobilization. Dependence of properties of immobilized preparations of penicillinamidohydrolase on the nature of metal ion and stationary ligand]. / Koordinatsionno-ionnaia immobilizatsiia fermentov. Vliianie metalla i statsionarnogo liganda na svoistva immobilizovannykh preparatov penitsillinamidogidrolazy.

Penicillinamidohydrolase was immobilized on heteroporous polystyrene supports containing groups of ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine and triethylenetetramine, using Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Fe(III), Co(III) ions. The effects of substrate concentrations and pH on the activity of the immobilized enzyme were investigated and the kinetic parameters of hydrolysis were determined, using N-phenacetylphenylglycine as substrate. The enzyme immobilization resulted in a slight decrease of Km(app), while the values of V decreased by a factor of two. Preparations possessing high thermal stability were obtained by oxidation of Co(II) to Co(III) in the enzyme sorption complex. High stability was also found for the Fe(III)-containing preparations.

[Hydrolysis of N-acetyl-L- and N-acetyl-D,L-methionine by microbial aminacylase]. / Gidroliz N-atsetil-L i N-atsetil-D,L-metionina mikrobnoi aminoatsilazoi.

The kinetics of N-acetyl-L- and N-acetyl-D,L-methionine hydrolysis by aminoacylase from Asp. oryzae were studied. The maximal rate of the reaction was found to be about 2000 mu moles of L-methionine per mg of protein per hour; Km was equal to about 1.10(-1) M for both the racemic and optically active substrates. In the presence of Co(II) ions (the molar ratio of N-acetyl-L-methionine/Co(II) was 100:1) the reaction velocity was increased. The values of approximately 4500 and approximately 3000 mu moles per mg per hour were-attained with L-enantiomer and racemic substrates, respectively. The Km values were decreased down to 2.10(-2) M and 1.4.10(-2) M, respectively.