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| Raymond Murray DawsonSummaryAffiliation: Defence Science and Technology Organisation Country: Australia Publications
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Characterization of the Asialofetuin microtitre plate-binding assay for evaluating inhibitors of ricin lectin activityR M Dawson
Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organization, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Appl Toxicol 19:307-12. 1999..The assay permits qualitative comparison of inhibitors of ricin B-chain lectin activity...
Characterization of the binding of cholera toxin to ganglioside GM1 immobilized onto microtitre platesR M Dawson
Platforms Sciences Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organization, PO Box 4331, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia
J Appl Toxicol 25:30-8. 2005..Data from the literature support the very slow dissociation rates of the toxin-GM1 complex...
Monovalent and polyvalent carbohydrate inhibitors of ricin binding to a model of the cell-surface receptorR M Dawson
Platforms Sciences Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia
J Appl Toxicol 26:247-52. 2006..Encouraging results, however, were obtained with a self-assembled lyotropic mesophase gel containing novel synthetic galactose-based surfactants, which was able to sequester ricin from aqueous solution in a 2-phase system...
Degradation of nerve agents by an organophosphate-degrading agent (OpdA)R M Dawson
DSTO Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
J Hazard Mater 157:308-14. 2008..The value was within an order of magnitude for the highest value reported for sarin, but there appears to be no published value for ethyl sarin for comparison. The OpdA enzymes were relatively inefficient in degrading soman...
Properties and applications of antimicrobial peptides in biodefense against biological warfare threat agentsRaymond Murray Dawson
DSTO Defense Science and Technology Organisation, Melbourne, Australia
Crit Rev Microbiol 34:89-107. 2008..Synthesis of these peptides in multivalent form leads to a synergistic increase in antibacterial activity. Strategies to enhance the potency, stability, and selectivity of AMPs are discussed...
The CMG2 ELISA for evaluating inhibitors of the binding of anthrax toxin protective antigen to its receptorRaymond M Dawson
DSTO Melbourne, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 59:50-5. 2009..To study the interaction between the PA and its receptor, and inhibition of the binding, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed...
Characterisation and evaluation of synthetic antimicrobial peptides against Bacillus globigii, Bacillus anthracis and Burkholderia thailandensisRaymond M Dawson
DSTO Melbourne, PO Box 4331, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
Int J Antimicrob Agents 36:359-63. 2010..Nevertheless, strategies to reduce toxicity whilst maintaining high antimicrobial activity are worth pursuing in light of the results obtained...
Analogues of peptide SMAP-29 with comparable antimicrobial potency and reduced cytotoxicityRaymond M Dawson
DSTO Melbourne, 506 Lorimer Street, Fishermans Bend, VIC 3207, Australia
Int J Antimicrob Agents 37:432-7. 2011..Two of the designed analogues had comparable antibacterial efficacy with SMAP-29 against B. anthracis but reduced haemolytic activity and therefore had a therapeutic index that was enhanced 2.3-2.6-fold over that of SMAP-29...
Potent antimicrobial peptides with selectivity for Bacillus anthracis over human erythrocytesRaymond M Dawson
Human Protection and Performance Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 506 Lorimer Street, Fishermans Bend, VIC 3207, Australia
Int J Antimicrob Agents 38:237-42. 2011..globigii has often been used as a non-pathogenic simulant for B. anthracis, in this study it was found that the sensitivity of B. globigii to peptides was not a reliable predictor of the sensitivity of B. anthracis to the same peptides...
