›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (10): 69-72.

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Biological Properties of Trehalose and its Application in ELISA

WANG Lei, CUI Dong-an, ZHANG Jing-yan, LI Jian-xi   

  1. Engineering & Technology Research Center of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutics of CAAS, Lanzhou 730050,China
  • Received:2012-02-29 Online:2012-10-20 Published:2012-10-19

Abstract: Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide whose function in some organisms is as a source of energy or a protectant against the stress. The exogenous trehalose is contributed to protecting the bioactivitie of some substances like cells and antibodies in vitro. This review summarizes the biological properties of trehalose, such as energy source, stress resistance, cell stabilizer and helping to stabilize antigens or antibodies in ELISA. The trehalose is also helpful for improving ELISA detection.

Key words: trehalose; biological properties; ELISA

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