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Comparison of activation and blocking procedures in the use of defined antigen substrate spheres (DASS) for quantitative and visual assessment of conjugate activity.
- Source :
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Journal of immunological methods [J Immunol Methods] 1979; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 309-18. - Publication Year :
- 1979
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Abstract
- The use of Sepharose beads in the defined antigen substrate sphere (DASS) immunofluorescent system has been restricted by the need for sophisticated equipment for fluorescence quantitation since reliable subjective reading is not possible. This paper describes a method for visual assessment of results in this system. Antigen is coupled to sodium metaperiodate activated. Cross-linked Sepharose 4B beads and blocked with rhodamine-BSA prior to reduction. This procedure eliminates the use of the hazardous cyanogen bromide activation process and is potentially suitable for use in both direct systems for evaluation of specificity and potency of fluorescent conjugates and in indirect systems for serological screening of sera for specific antibody.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-1759
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of immunological methods
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 224113
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1759(79)90208-4