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Title: Antibody-based biological toxin detection

Abstract

Fiber optic evanescent fluorosensors are under investigation in our laboratory for the study of drug-receptor interactions for detection of threat agents and antibody-antigen interactions for detection of biological toxins. In a direct competition assay, antibodies against Cholera toxin, Staphylococcus Enterotoxin B or ricin were noncovalently immobilized on quartz fibers and probed with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) - labeled toxins. In the indirect competition assay, Cholera toxin or Botulinum toxoid A was immobilized onto the fiber, followed by incubation in an antiserum or partially purified anti-toxin IgG. These were then probed with FITC-anti-IgG antibodies. Unlabeled toxins competed with labeled toxins or anti-toxin IgG in a dose dependent manner and the detection of the toxins was in the nanomolar range.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Army Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
126042
Report Number(s):
CONF-950402-
TRN: 95:006086-0010
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 209. American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting, Anaheim, CA (United States), 2-6 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of 209th ACS national meeting; PB: 2088 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DETECTION; TOXINS; CHOLERA; ANTIBODIES; FLUORESCEIN; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS; ISOTHIOCYANATES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; FIBER OPTICS

Citation Formats

Menking, D E, and Goode, M T. Antibody-based biological toxin detection. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Menking, D E, & Goode, M T. Antibody-based biological toxin detection. United States.
Menking, D E, and Goode, M T. 1995. "Antibody-based biological toxin detection". United States.
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