Identification of HCV core mimotopes: Improved methods for the selection and use of disease-related phage-displayed peptides

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 378, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 495-502

  Tafi, Rosalba ^a   Bandi, Regina ^a   Prezzi, Caterina ^a   Mondelli, Mario U ^b   Cortese, Riccardo ^a   Monaci, Paolo ^a   Nicosia, Alfredo ^a  

^a IRBM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human hepatitis C virus; Mimotope; Phage library

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; EPITOPE; HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY COMBINING SITE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHIMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHAGE DISPLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERUM;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0030749389     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bchm.1997.378.6.495     Document Type: Article

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