ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY AND ANTIGENICITY OF X-IRRADIATED HUMAN SERUM GAMMA GLOBULIN

Abstract

EXPOSURE OF HSGG TO VARIOUS DOSES OF X-RAYS RESULTS IN THE PRODUCTION OF MOLECULES ELECTROPHORETICALLY DISTINCT FROM THE PARENT PROTEIN. THE EVIDENCE THAT STRUCTURAL CHANGES TAKE PLACE IS GIVEN SUPPORT BY THE FINDING THAT THE ANTIGENIC SPECIFICITY OF THE NEW DERIVATIVE IS FAR REMOVED FROM THAT OF THE STARTING MATERIAL. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT HSGG DENATURED BY IONIZING RAYS HAS DEFINITE AND CONTROLLABLE CHARACTERISTICS

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 1960
Accession Number
AD0248883

Entities

People

  • Anthony J. Luzzio

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Albumins
  • Antibodies
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Blood Proteins
  • Chemical Properties
  • Gamma Globulin
  • Immune Serums
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Molecules
  • Physical Properties
  • Polymeric Films
  • Proteins
  • Radiation
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.