A flexible single-step detection of blotted antigen using a fusion protein between protein a and green fluorescent protein

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1547-1551

  Aoki, Takashi ^a   Miyashita, Mamiko ^a   Fujino, Hiroyoshi ^a,b   Watabe, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^b Katayama Chemical Industries Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fusion protein; Green fluorescent protein; Immunoblotting; Protein A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANTIGEN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PHOTOPROTEIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RABBIT; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ANTIGENS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A;

EID: 0034218779     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.1547     Document Type: Article

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