A novel bilirubin antigen capable of functioning as an antigen which does not undergo decomposition in vivo. This antigen has a structure wherein a protein is bound to the methylene group of the outer vinyl group present in the outermost ring of bilirubin through a spacer or to at least one carboxyl group. A monoclonal antibody capable of recognizing the bilirubin antigen can be obtained from hybridoma cells prepared by cell fusion between antibody-yielding cells obtained by immunizing with the bilirubin antigen and tumor cells capable of division and growth in a culture medium. This monoclonal antibody can recognize bilirubins present in vivo without decomposing their structures, and hence it enables direct qualitative and analyses of bilirubins.
一种新型
胆红素抗原,能够作为一种在体内不分解的抗原发挥作用。这种抗原的结构是:蛋白质通过一个间隔物与
胆红素最外层环中
乙烯基外层的亚甲基或至少一个羧基结合。能够识别
胆红素抗原的单克隆
抗体可以从杂交瘤细胞中获得,杂交瘤细胞是通过免疫
胆红素抗原获得的产生
抗体的细胞与能够在
培养基中分裂和生长的肿瘤细胞进行细胞融合而制备的。这种单克隆
抗体可以识别体内存在的
胆红素,而不会分解其结构,因此可以直接对
胆红素进行定性和分析。