Abstract
PROTEIN mixtures such as those found in blood have been widely used in the study of antibody-antigen reactions. It is difficult to prepare pure samples of single proteins from such naturally occurring mixtures. On the other hand, preparations of certain plant virus proteins, derived from a single infectious unit, can be isolated in quantities sufficient for experimental work in a state which fulfils all the usual criteria of homogeneity. As they are also good antigens, they would appear to be especially suitable objects for the study of antibody-antigen reactions.
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MATTHEWS, R. Plant Virus Proteins and Antibody–Antigen Reactions. Nature 161, 611–612 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161611a0
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