Natural antibodies to avidin in human serum.
Human serum was found to contain natural antibodies to the egg-white glycoprotein avidin. Of 270 samples tested, all contained antibodies to different extents, mainly of the IgG and IgM classes. Anti-avidin antibodies could be isolated by affinity chromatography.
Bubb
M O
MO
Immunochemistry Department, Natal Institute of Immunology, Durban, South Africa.
Green
F
F
Conradie
J D
JD
Tchernyshev
B
B
Bayer
E A
EA
Wilchek
M
M
D001360:Avidin / Q000276:immunology*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012685:Sepharose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A
D001360:Avidin; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D012685:Sepharose; C042030:Staphylococcal protein A-sepharose; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A