title: Estimation of antibodies specific for dextran.
abstract: Methods are described for the isolation and characterization of picogram quantities of anti-dextran antibodies. 14C-dextrans produced by using the dextransucrases of Leuconostoc mesenteroides strains B1355 and B512 were used in a radioimmunoassay. The specificity of this assay was verified by using cell cytoplasmic lysates from mouse plasmacytomas, J558 (anti-alpha 1 leads to 3 dextran) and W3129 (anti-alpha 1 leads to 6 dextran). Dextran produced by strain B1355 and insolubilized with epichlorohydrin was used as an immunoabsorbent.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D003911:Dextrans / Q000276:immunology*; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007934:Leuconostoc; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D003911:Dextrans