[Products of spontaneous conjugation of aflatoxins with bovine serum albumin: immunochemical properties]

Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol. 2003 Mar-Apr;39(2):228-36.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Products of spontaneous conjugation of aflatoxins B1, G1, and G2 with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were shown to interact with antibodies against aflatoxins. Solid-phase BSA conjugates inhibited the binding of aflatoxins by anti-aflatoxin antibodies. Antisera against BSA-B1, BSA-G1, and BSA-G2 were obtained and their specificity, determined. The mechanisms of spontaneous binding of aflatoxins by proteins are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Aflatoxins / chemistry
  • Aflatoxins / immunology
  • Aflatoxins / metabolism*
  • Antibody Specificity
  • Immune Sera / immunology
  • Immunochemistry
  • Protein Binding / immunology
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / immunology
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / metabolism*

Substances

  • Aflatoxins
  • Immune Sera
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine