O. HOLST, H. BRADE, and P. KOSMA
Carbohydr. Res. (1992) 231: 65-71.
GLC-MS of reduced, acetylated, and methylated (2-4)- and (2-8)-linked disaccharides of 3- deoxy-D-manno-octulopyranosonic acid (Kdo).

T. PEDRON, R. GIRARD, P. KOSMA, and R. CHABY
Hybridoma (1992) 11: 765-777.
Preparation and binding specificity of a monoclonal antibody recognizing 3-deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonic Acid (Kdo) in lipopolysaccharides of Re chemotype.

Y. FU, M. BAUMANN, P. KOSMA, L. BRADE, and H. BRADE
Infect. Immun. (1992) 60: 1314-1321.
A synthetic glycoconjugate representing the genus-specific epitope of chlamydial lipopolysaccharide exhibits the same specificity as its natural counterpart.

A. HOFINGER, P. KOSMA, R. CHRISTIAN, K. BOCK, and H. BRADE
Carbohydr. Res. (1993) 243: 273-291.
Synthesis and NMR spectroscopic investigation of oligosaccharides containing Kdo and L- glycero-D-manno-heptopyranosyl residues.

C. STEINDL, P. KOSMA, L. MAERZ and A. NESZMELYI
Carbohydr. Res. (1993) 246: 353-360.
Short synthesis of allyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-3,6-di-O-(alpha-L-fucopyranosyl)-beta-D- glucopyranoside.

J. GASS, M. STROBL, A. LOIBNER, P. KOSMA, and U. ZAEHRINGER
Carbohydr. Res. (1993) 244: 69-84.
Synthesis of allyl O-[sodium (alpha-D-glycero-D-talo-2-octulopyranosyl)onate]-(2-6)-2- acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoside, a core constituent of the lipopolysaccharide from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus NCTC 10305.

P. KOSMA, M. STROBL, L. MAERZ, S. KUSUMOTO, K. FUKASE, L. BRADE, and H. BRADE
Carbohydr. Res. (1993) 238: 93-107.
Synthesis and immunoreactivity of poly(acrylamide) copolymers containing C-3- and C-7- modified, carboxyl-reduced, 4-O- and 5-O- phoshorylated Kdo residues.

F.W. DSOUZA, P. KOSMA, and H. BRADE
Carbohydr. Res. (1994) 262: 223-244.
Synthesis of carboxyl-reduced analogues related to the Chlamydia-specific Kdo trisaccharide epitope.

L. BRADE, H. BRUNNEMANN, M. ERNST, Y. FU, O. HOLST, P. KOSMA, H. NAEHER, K. PERSSON, and H. BRADE
FEMS Immun. Med. Microbiol. (1994) 8: 27-42.
Occurrence of antibodies against chlamydial lipopolysaccharide in human sera as measured by ELISA using an artificial glycoconjugate antigen.

N. VAN DER MEER, B. APPELMELK, A. VERWIJ-VAN VOUGHT, W. NIMMICH, P. KOSMA, L. THIJS, J. DE GRAAFF, and D. MAC LAREN
Infect. Immun. (1994) 62: 1052-1057.
Binding studies of a monoclonal antibody specific for 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid with a panel of Klebsiella pneumoniae lipopolysaccharides representing all of the O-Serotypes.

P. KOSMA, M. STROBL, G. ALLMAIER, E. SCHMID, and H. BRADE
Carbohydr. Res. (1994) 254: 105-132.
Synthesis of pentasaccharide core structures corresponding to the genus-specific lipopolysaccharide epitope of Chlamydia.

V. MIKOL, P. KOSMA, and H. BRADE
Carbohydr. Res. (1994) 263: 35-42.
Crystal and molecular structure of allyl O-(sodium 3-deoxy-alpha-D-manno-2- octulopyranosylonate)-(2-8)-O-(sodium 3-deoxy-alpha-D-manno-2-octulopyranosidonate)- monohydrate.

P. KOSMA, T. WUGEDITSCH, R. CHRISTIAN, S. ZAYNI and P. MESSNER
Glycobiology (1995) 5(8): 791-796
Glycan structure of a heptose-containing S-layer glycoprotein of Bacillus thermoaerophilus

P. KOSMA, C. NEUNINGER, R. CHRISTIAN, G. SCHULZ, and P. MESSNER
Glycoconjugate J., 1995 (12) 99-107
Glycan structure of the S-Layer glycoprotein of Bacillus sp. L420-91. .

P. KOSMA, F.W. DSOUZA, and H. BRADE
J. Endotoxin Res., 1995 (2) 63-76.
Synthesis of Kdo-trisaccharide derivatives of chlamydial and enterobacterial LPS containing carboxyl-reduced or beta-configurated Kdo residues.

H. BRADE, W. BRABETZ, L. BRADE, O. HOLST, S. LOEBAU, M. LUKACOVA, U. MAMAT, A. ROZALSKI, K. ZYCH, and P. KOSMA
Pure Appl. Chem., 1995 (67) 1617-1626.
Chlamydial lipopolysaccharide: chemical and antigenic structure, biosynthesis and biomedical application.

J. RATH, R. MESSNER, P. KOSMA, F. ALTMANN, L.MAERZ, and P. KUBICEK
Arch. Microbiol., 1995 (164) 414-419.
The alpha-D-mannan core of a complex cell-wall heteroglycan of Trichoderma reesei is responsible for beta-glucosidase activation.