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Pandemic Influenza Strain Antibodies & Peptides - 9/21/2009

Breaking News!  Pandemic Influenza Strain Antibodies and Peptides now available at Meridian Life Science, Inc.

 

Meridian Life Science, Inc. (MLS) is proud to introduce a series of rabbit polyclonal antibodies to swine flu!

  • Rabbit antibodies specific to peptides from swine-origin Influenza A/California/14/2009 (H1N1).
  • Do not cross-react with the corresponding peptides of seasonal Influenza A H1N1.

MLS has also released:

  • Rabbit antibodies specific to peptides from seasonal strains of Influenza A H1N1.
    (Influenza A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1) and Influenza A/Georgia/20/2006 (H1N1)
  • Do not cross-react with peptides of swine-origin Influenza A/California/14/2009 (H1N1)).

 

The above cross reactivity studies were done using the strain specific peptides.  Applications for the detection of Influenza strains from patient samples have not been tested.  

 

To develop these antibodies, amino acid regions were identified on the swine-origin Influenza A/California/14/2009 (H1N1) that were different on the seasonal Influenza A/Brisbane/59/2007 (H1N1) and the seasonal Influenza A/Georgia/20/2006 (H1N1). Synthetic peptides were prepared from these sequences and used to immunize the rabbits.  The difference between antibodies with similar specificities (i.e. Catalog #B01419R and #B01420R) is that the antibodies recognize different amino acid sequences.

 

In addition to having the antibodies available, we also offer the matching peptides:

 

Antibody

Catalog #

Matching Peptide Catalog #
Specificity

B01419R

R01419

Recognizes the hemagglutinin peptide from the H1N1 swine-origin Influenza A/California/14/2009

B01420R

R01420

Recognizes the hemagglutinin peptide from the H1N1 swine-origin Influenza A/California/14/2009

B01421R

R01421

Recognizes the neuraminidase peptide from the H1N1 swine-origin Influenza A/California/14/2009

B01423R

R01423

Recognizes the hemagglutinin peptide from the H1N1 seasonal Influenza A/Brisbane/59/2007

B01424R

R01424

Recognizes the hemagglutinin peptide from the H1N1 seasonal Influenza A/Brisbane/59/2007

Recognizes the hemagglutinin peptide from the H1N1 seasonal Influenza A/Brisbane/59/2007

B01426R

R01426

Recognizes the neuraminidase peptide from the H1N1 seasonal Influenza A/Georgia/20/2006

B01427R

R01427

Recognizes the neuraminidase peptide from the H1N1 swine-origin Influenza A/California/14/2009 and the seasonal Influenza A/Georgia/20/2006 (H1N1)

 

Each antibody and peptide is available separately or you may purchase a set of 6 antibodies with matching peptides (Catalog #B01428R).

For more information, please contact us at info1@meridianlifescience.com.

 

Please forward this email to a friend or colleague that may have similar interests or needs.

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

 

 

Customer Service Team
Meridian Life Science, Inc.

 

For Research Use Only.  Not for Use in Diagnostic Procedures.

 

 

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