title: Preparation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against a form of hamster liver cytochrome P-450 highly specific to aflatoxin B1.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies were prepared against a form of cytochrome P-450 (designated as cytochrome P-450-I) purified from 3-methylcholanthrene-treated hamster livers which is highly specific to aflatoxin B1. The cytochrome P-450-I was detected in ELISA and Western blots in liver microsomes from 3-methylcholanthrene-treated hamsters and also from non-treated and phenobarbital-treated hamsters in smaller amounts. However, none of the liver microsomes from 3-methylcholanthrene-treated rat, rabbit, guinea pig and Suncus murinus contained the cytochrome P-450-I. These results suggest that cytochrome P-450-I is specific to hamster and is induced mainly by 3-methylcholanthrene.
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006224:Cricetinae; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D016604:Aflatoxin B1