摘要 |
<p>An antibody which is useful in the diagnosis of cancer and a complementary antigenic compound (as obtainable from humans where, in vivo, it is present as a minor component on the surface of erythrocytes, and which becomes enhanced in cancer patients), having the following characteristics: soluble in 1% deoxycholate; monoepitopic for wheat germ agglutinin (Triticum vulgaris); binds Phytolacca americana and Triticum vulgaris; does not bind Arachis hypogea, Helix pomatia, Mycoplasma gallisepticum or Tetragonolobus paupureas; trypsin-sensitive; molecular weight (monomer) of approx. 35,000 on sodium dodecylsulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE); silver stain on analytical acrylamide gel; and protein only just detectable (Petersen modification of Lowry method).</p> |