Reduction and Reoxidation of Australia Antigen: Loss and Reconstitution of Particle Structure and Antigenicity

Overview

Journal J Virol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Date 1972 Jan 1

PMID 4110107

Citations 10

Authors

N Sukeno

R Shirachi

J Yamaguchi

N Ishida

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Abstract

Reduction of Australia antigen with dithiothreitol resulted in the loss of antigenicity and morphological integrity. Oxidation of the reduced Australia antigen reconstituted both of these characters.

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