title: An ELISA to detect monoclonal antibodies specific for lipid determinants of Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
abstract: An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for analysis of monoclonal antibodies directed towards lipid determinants of Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Chloroform-methanol lipid extracts as well as chromatographed lipid fractions of M. pneumoniae were bound to polyvinylchloride microtiter wells. Of 293 clones positive to M. pneumoniae as detected by a whole cell ELISA, a total of 78 clones produced antibodies which selectively bound to lipid extracts of M. pneumoniae. The simplicity and reproducibility of the assay permit rapid screening for detection of antibodies directed against non-protein cellular antigens.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000032:analysis*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis*; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000939:Epitopes; D008055:Lipids