background : toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, capable of infecting all species of mammals including man. congenital toxoplasmosis is more important during pregnancy for the first time. in this study we expressed and purified p43 toxoplasma gondii tachyzoite and bradyzoite specific surface antigen. methods : the recombinant pgemex-1 contained toxoplasma p43 codi...

results the pellet of the 146s antigen of fmd virus serotype a was developed at a concentration of sucrose 50%. absorbance rate of the foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes a at wavelengths of 240, 259 and 280 nm was 1.238, 1.573 and 1.157, respectively. moreover, the amount of 146s antigen at the same wavelengths was 163.416, 207.636 and 152.724 μg/ml, respectively. the amount of purified pro...

An immunoblot assay using four recombinant proteins corresponding to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2) gene products was developed to confirm the presence of antibodies to HIV-1 and 2 in sera reactive in screening ELISAs. Serum samples for testing were obtained from healthy seronegative blood donors and from different categories of HIV-infected individuals (asymptom...

A monoclonal antibody (MAb), C10, that neutralized in vitro the infectivity of serovars C, I, J, and L3 (members of the C and C-related complexes) of Chlamydia trachomatis was identified. Of the 15 major serovars and the mouse pneumonitis strain of C. trachomatis, Chlamydia psittaci, and Chlamydia pneumoniae, which were used as nontreated and heat-treated (56 degrees C, 30 min) antigens in a do...

A dot blot hybridization immunoenzymatic assay for the rapid detection of cytomegalovirus DNA in urine samples was developed by using a digoxigenin-labeled probe which was immunoenzymatically visualized by antidigoxigenin Fab fragments labeled with alkaline phosphatase. A total of 516 urine samples from different groups of subjects were analyzed, and the hybridization assay was able to yield re...

The standardization and validation of a multiplex assay requires the combination important parameters such as sensitivity specificity, acceptable levels performance, robustness, reproducibility. We standardized multiparametric Dot-blot aimed at serological screening paracoccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, aspergillosis. A total 148 serum were evaluated: 10 from healthy subjects, 36 patients wit...

A novel random copolyester Poly(1,4-dithiane-2,5-diol Succinate – Co 1,2-ethane diol Succinate) PDES containing sulphur atom was synthesised by direct melt polycondensation method using 1,4- dithiane-2,5-diol as a special monomer, succinic acid, and 1,3 ethane with Titanium tetra isopropoxide catalyst. The wide range of application the monomer especially biocontrol material food additive led us...