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Table 2 Invasion inhibition activity and antigen specificity of the selected scFvs.

From: Antibody expressing pea seeds as fodder for prevention of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in chickens

scFv

Inhibition of invasion (%)1

Binding to complex antigens2

Putative mol. weight of recognized antigen (kDa)3

Sporozoite surface binding4

  

Oocyst

extract

Sporozoite

extract

Merozoite

extract

Reduced

Non-reduced

FACS

IFAT

AA19

28 ± 14

+

-

-

83-175

83-175

-

-

AA28

36 ± 16

+

-

-

100-150

100-150

-

-

AB09

52 ± 15

+

+

-

n.d.

15-20

+

+

AB21

32 ± 7

+

+

-

n.d.

15-20

+

+

AB28

25 ± 3

+

+

-

Negative

15-20

+

+

AD10

36 ± 12

+

+

-

Negative

15-20

+

+

  1. 1 In each experiment, 10 μg bacterially expressed and purified scFv was used. Means and SDs of triplicates are shown.
  2. 2 As determined by ELISA.
  3. 3 As estimated by comparison with molecular weight markers in Western blot analyses.
  4. 4 As determined by IFAT and flow cytometry (FACS).
  5. +, binding; -, no binding; n.d., not determined.