Could the epitopes be overlapping?
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Burns [mailto:burns at sasa.gov.uk]
> Sent: 16 February 2000 11:36
> To: diagnost at net.bio.net> Subject: Antibody interactions
>>> We have come across a curious phenomenon when making cocktails of
> monoclonals. Two of our mab/Alk.phos conjugates which detect Potato
> Virus A
> pick up an isolate of this virus individually in ELISA. However when a
> mixture of the two conjugates is used we cannot detect this isolate.
Any
> ideas of what is going on?
>>> Robert Burns
>>>> Antibody Unit
> SASA
> Craigs Road
> Edinburgh
> EH12 8NJ
>>burns at sasa.gov.uk>>> ---