Expression and characterisation of single-chain antibody fragments produced in transgenic plants against the organic herbicides atrazine and paraquat

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1381, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-160

  Longstaff, Marian ^a   Newell, Christine A ^a   Boonstra, Birgitte ^c   Strachan, Gillian ^b   Learmonth, Dianne ^b   Harris, William J ^b   Porter, Andrew J ^b   Hamilton, William D O ^a  

^a Axis Genetics plc   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody affinity; Atrazine; Paraquat; Single chain antibody fragment; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ATRAZINE; DRUG ANTIBODY; HERBICIDE; PARAQUAT;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031903637     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4165(98)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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