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. 1971 Nov;108(2):910–915. doi: 10.1128/jb.108.2.910-915.1971

Analysis for Antigenic Similarities Among the 30S Ribosomal Proteins of Escherichia coli1

Bruce C Strnad a,2, Paul S Sypherd a,3
PMCID: PMC247159  PMID: 4942770

Abstract

Antiserum was made against a single 30S protein, 30S-7. The amount of complement fixed by total 30S protein in the presence of this antiserum indicated that protein 30S-7 was the major antigen in the mixture of proteins. Each of the 30S ribosomal proteins was tested for cross-reactivity with anti-30S-7. This was done by determining if any of the other 30S proteins inhibited complement fixation by 30S-7. None of the other 30S proteins was found to inhibit complement fixation by 30S-7, indicating that 30S-7 is antigenically distinct from the other proteins.

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