Detection of Hepatitis B Core Antigen using a Fusion Bacteriophage
Due to the many reported cases of hepatitis B disease around the world, a keen interest among researches has aroused on the cause of the disease, hepatitis B virus (HBV). One of the serological markers for HBV is hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) that is a marker of the infectious material and it...
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| description | Due to the many reported cases of hepatitis B disease around the world, a
keen interest among researches has aroused on the cause of the disease,
hepatitis B virus (HBV). One of the serological markers for HBV is hepatitis B
core antigen (HBcAg) that is a marker of the infectious material and it is the
most accurate index of the viral replication. The importance of the HBcAg
especially when considering the close relationship with the viral DNA load
has created revolutionary studies on the HBcAg ever since. The HBV
nucleocapsid or HBcAg is extremely immunogenic during infection and after
immunization. A fusion bacteriophage that interacts with HBcAg has been
isolated from a phage display peptide library. The phage interacts tightly to
HBcAg and thus has the potential to be further developed as a diagnostic
reagent. In this study, two immunoassays have been developed using the
fusion bacteriophage to detect HBcAg. Phage-ELISA and phage-dot blot
assay could detect not only purified HBcAg but also HBcAg in serum
samples. As low as 10 ng of HBcAg can be significantly detected by 1 012
pfulml of fusion phage when the reading at 405 nm was measured (hO= 5
0.4). Using the fusion bacteriophage, these newly developed immunoassays
provide an easier and cheaper option for detecting HBcAg. The sensitivity of
these immunoassays demonstrates the potential and perhaps vast future
uses to detect HBcAg. The fusion phage is also capable of purifying the
HBcAg due to its capability to precipitate HBcAg. |
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| spelling | upm-59232022-02-07T07:34:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5923/ Detection of Hepatitis B Core Antigen using a Fusion Bacteriophage Hasmoni, Siti Salwa Due to the many reported cases of hepatitis B disease around the world, a keen interest among researches has aroused on the cause of the disease, hepatitis B virus (HBV). One of the serological markers for HBV is hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) that is a marker of the infectious material and it is the most accurate index of the viral replication. The importance of the HBcAg especially when considering the close relationship with the viral DNA load has created revolutionary studies on the HBcAg ever since. The HBV nucleocapsid or HBcAg is extremely immunogenic during infection and after immunization. A fusion bacteriophage that interacts with HBcAg has been isolated from a phage display peptide library. The phage interacts tightly to HBcAg and thus has the potential to be further developed as a diagnostic reagent. In this study, two immunoassays have been developed using the fusion bacteriophage to detect HBcAg. Phage-ELISA and phage-dot blot assay could detect not only purified HBcAg but also HBcAg in serum samples. As low as 10 ng of HBcAg can be significantly detected by 1 012 pfulml of fusion phage when the reading at 405 nm was measured (hO= 5 0.4). Using the fusion bacteriophage, these newly developed immunoassays provide an easier and cheaper option for detecting HBcAg. The sensitivity of these immunoassays demonstrates the potential and perhaps vast future uses to detect HBcAg. The fusion phage is also capable of purifying the HBcAg due to its capability to precipitate HBcAg. 2005-09 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5923/4/FBSB_2005_14%20IR.pdf Hasmoni, Siti Salwa (2005) Detection of Hepatitis B Core Antigen using a Fusion Bacteriophage. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Hepatitis B |
| spellingShingle | Hepatitis B Hasmoni, Siti Salwa Detection of Hepatitis B Core Antigen using a Fusion Bacteriophage |
| title | Detection of Hepatitis B Core Antigen using a Fusion Bacteriophage |
| title_full | Detection of Hepatitis B Core Antigen using a Fusion Bacteriophage |
| title_fullStr | Detection of Hepatitis B Core Antigen using a Fusion Bacteriophage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of Hepatitis B Core Antigen using a Fusion Bacteriophage |
| title_short | Detection of Hepatitis B Core Antigen using a Fusion Bacteriophage |
| title_sort | detection of hepatitis b core antigen using a fusion bacteriophage |
| topic | Hepatitis B |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5923/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5923/4/FBSB_2005_14%20IR.pdf |