Antibody Supramolecules

A novel antibody supramolecule is designed and prepared by using immunoglobulin M (IgM) as a core and chemically modified IgGs as branches as shown in Scheme 3. The characteristic binding ability and specificity of IgG were found to remain during the chemical modification of IgG with 3MPylC. When IgM for... 

Here, we describe the design and preparation of antibody supramolecular complexes and their application to a highly sensitive detection method. The complex formation between antibodies (IgG) and multivalent antigens is investigated. When an antibody solution is mixed with divalent antigen, a linear or cyclic supramolecule forms [26-29]. With trivalent antigens, the antibody forms network structures. These supramolecular formations are utilized for the ampH-fication of detection signals on the biosensor techniques. 

Scheme 3. The synthetic route of the complete antibody dendrimers. An ideal structme of the dendritic supramolecule is shown as G1...

An enhancement of SPR signal intensity was observed by the addition of the antibody to the divalent antigen-antibody complex immobilized onto the surface of the sensor chip, indicating the formation of linear supramolecules. An amplification method of the detection signals for a target molecule has been... 

B. Direct Observation of Supramolecules between Antibodies and Porphyrin... 

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