Synthetic peptides as antigens /

Describes the use of synthetic peptides in molecular biology and practical protocols on how to conjugate peptides, immunize animals with peptides and monitor immune responses to peptides in vitro. This book provides information on antigenic specificity, prediction of antigenic sites in proteins and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Van Regenmortel, M. H. V. (Author), Muller, S. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1999.
Series:Laboratory techniques in biochemistry and molecular biology ; 28.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Synthetic Peptides as Antigens; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Contents; Chapter 1. Molecular dissection of protein antigens and the prediction of epitopes; Chapter 2. Peptide-carrier conjugation; Chapter 3. Immunization with peptides; Chapter 4. Peptide immunoassays; Chapter 5. Use of antipeptide antibodies in molecular and cellular biology; Chapter 6. The use of peptides for diagnosing viral infections; Chapter 7. Peptides in diagnosis of autoimmune diseases; Chapter 8. Synthetic peptides as vaccines; References; Subject Index.