Detection of ricin and other ribosome-inactivating proteins by an immuno-polymerase chain reaction assay

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 355, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-109

  Lubelli, Chiara ^a   Chatgilialoglu, Alexandros ^a   Bolognesi, Andrea ^a   Strocchi, Paola ^a   Colombatti, Marco ^b   Stirpe, Fiorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Detection; Dianthin; Immunoassay; Quantification; Ribosome inactivating proteins; Ricin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ERROR DETECTION; PROTEINS; RNA;

DIANTHIN; IMMUNOASSAY; QUANTIFICATION; RIBOSOME-INACTIVATING PROTEIN; RICIN;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DIANTHIN; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; RICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNO POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745969531     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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