Preferred Label : Polysaccharide Preparation from Bacterial Cells;
NCIt related terms : Preparation, Polysaccharide from Bacterial Cells;
NCIt definition : Separation and purification of bacterial membrane polysaccharides from target bacterial
cultures.;
Alternative definition : FDA: Polysaccharides (PS) for bacterial vaccines are typically prepared from the capsular
portion of the pathogenic bacteria. A surfactant such as CTAB is added to the cultures
to precipitate the PS. Removal of contaminants such as nucleic acids/proteins is accomplished
by a series of solubilizations in salts and selective precipitations from alcohol.;
Origin ID : C113047;
UMLS CUI : C3828520;
Semantic type(s)
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