Immunogen
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Highly purified homogenous IgE isolated from rat serum. Freund's complete adjuvant is used in the first step of the immunization procedure.
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Isotype
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IgE
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Specificity
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The reactivity of the antiserum is restricted to the Fc part of the IgE molecule, which represents strict isotype (class) specificity. In immunoelectrophoresis and radial immunodif-fusion, using various antiserum concentrations against appropriate concentrations of the immunogen a single precipitin line is obtained which shows a reaction of full identity with the precipitin lines obtained against rat serum and ascites containing monoclonal IgE. No precipitation reaction is obtained with purified IgG, IgM, and IgG/Fab fragmentsPrecipitating polyclonal goat antiserum to rat IgE, Fc specific
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Characteristics
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Total protein and IgG concentrations in the antiserum are comparable to those of pooled normal goat serum. Antibody titre: Precipitin titre 1:32 when tested against appropriate concentrations of rat IgE in agar-block immunodiffu
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Purification
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Delipidated, heat inactivated, lyophilized, stable whole antiserum Immunoaffinity adsorbed using insolubilized antigens as required, to eliminate antibodies cross-reacting with other components of the immunoglobulin system or reacting with other serum proteins. The use of insolubilized adsorption antigens prevents the presence of excess adsorbent protein or immune complexes in the antiserum.
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