The Antigens of Pigeon Breeder’s Disease
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 54 (6) , 553-559
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000231876
Abstract
Antigen PDE1 was purified from pigeon dropping extracts by chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and Bio-Gel A-1.5. It was characterized as a glycoprotein, containing 88% protein and 12% carbohydrate, with a molecular weight of approximately 200,000. PDE1 appears to be derived from pigeon intestinal IgA, showing the typical immunoglobulin structure of heavy and light chains. This antigen represents about 24% of the dry weight of the unfractionated pigeon dropping extract.Keywords
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