Abstract: Mutants (obtained by site-directed mutagenesis) carrying
T116N,
T116N+
S143L,
R122P,
R122P+
Q101R, or
R122P+
S167L strongly decreased
HBsAg-reactivity (54.9+-22.6S/CO, 31.2+-12.0S/CO, 6.1+-2.4S/CO, 3.0+-1.0S/CO and 3.9+-1.3S/CO, respectively) compared to wild-type (306.8+-64.1S/CO).