Identification and mapping of linear antigenic determinants of chicken riboflavin carrier protein

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1429, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-82

  Subramanian, Sarada ^a   Adiga, P Radhakantha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Carboxymethylated riboflavin carrier protein; Common epitope; Peptide scanning; Polyclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE VACCINE; EPITOPE; RIBOFLAVIN BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; MONKEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; RAT; RODENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHICKENS; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES; FEMALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

GALLUS GALLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032437708     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(98)00220-9     Document Type: Article

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