Inventors:
Samuel L. Stanley - Ladue MO
Ellen Li - Ladue MO
Assignee:
Washington University - St. Louis MO
International Classification:
G01N 33569, C07K 1528, C12P 2108, C12N 512
Abstract:
An amebic glycoconjugate is disclosed that is recognized by an Entamoeba histolytica specific monoclonal antibody The glycoconjugate is isolated from the lysates of E. histolytica trophozoites, it is phosphorylated, lipid-containing, glycosylated, migrates as a polydisperse band on SDS-PAGE between about 65-200 kDa and is specifically recognized by monoclonal antibody CC 8. 6, ATCC HB 11104.