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SUBMITTER: Plundrich N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5497812 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Plundrich Nathalie N Lila Mary Ann MA Foegeding Edward E Laster Scott S
F1000Research 20170313
Antigen detection during Western blotting commonly utilizes a horseradish peroxidase-coupled secondary antibody and enhanced chemiluminescent substrate. We utilized this technique to examine the impact of green tea-derived polyphenols on the binding of egg white protein-specific IgE antibodies from allergic human plasma to their cognate antigens. Our experiments unexpectedly showed that green tea-derived polyphenols, when stably complexed with egg white proteins, caused "ghost" band formation in ...[more]