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SUBMITTER: Kakita M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1479265 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Infection and immunity 20060601 6
We isolated a human monoclonal antibody against diphtheria toxin (DT). It bound to fragment B with a binding activity (Kd) of 3.01 nM. The neutralizing activity assayed by the rabbit skin test was estimated to be 73,600 IU/g. This could be used as a therapeutic drug against DT in place of the traditional equine sera. ...[more]