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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 19, 1995 - Issue 3-4
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Original Article

Binding Specificity of a Monoclonal Antibody to Human Hb A

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Pages 191-196 | Received 11 Mar 1994, Accepted 11 Jan 1995, Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

HemoCard™ kits use monoclonal antibody-conjugated metal sol particles in an immuno-concentration assay. The HemoCard Hbs S, C, and E kits detect the three most common hemoglobin variants in both adult and newborn samples. The HemoCard Hb A kit can be used in conjunction with HemoCard Hbs S and C (but not HemoCard Hb E) to distinguish heterozygotes from homozygotes We examined the antigen-binding domain of a monoclonal antibody to Hb A by testing samples from human and animal sources. We confirmed that the Hb A conjugate recognizes an epitope in which glutamic acid at 36 is necessary to provide the proper conformation for binding. This binding is not affected by substitutions at positions directly adjacent to β6. However, extensive substitutions in the primary sequence (e.g. in chicken, β6: glutamic acid, substitutions at β3, β5, β9, β10, β11) may produce conformational changes, resulting m diminished binding.

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