title: Epitopic analysis and quantification of bovine myoglobin with monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: Seven rat monoclonal antibodies (MAb) for bovine myoglobin were produced. Five antibodies reacted with surface-absorbed myoglobin whereas the two remainders reacted only in a sandwich type ELISA. The ability of different antibodies to bind simultaneously to myoglobin was examined by competition and additivity experiments and three noncompeting epitope regions were found. A two-site enzyme immunoassay was developed and allowed quantification of 30 ng/ml bovine myoglobin. These antibodies should be valuable tools in comparative studies for immunological reactivity of mammalian myoglobins and for myoglobin measurement in serum and urine of myopathic animals.
authors.affiliation: INRA, Meat Research Station, Immunochemistry Unit, Theix, Saint-Genès Champanelle, France.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Levieux
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authors.lastname: Venien
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levieux
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D000939:Epitopes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D009211:Myoglobin