Date of Award

Spring 1996

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Program/Concentration

Chemistry

Committee Director

James H. Yuan

Committee Member

Roy L. Williams

Committee Member

Mark S. Elliott

Committee Member

Kewen Dong

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.C45 K456

Abstract

The most prevalent life-threatening disease worldwide, secondary to coronary artery thrombosis is Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI). Increases in three clinical markers have been explored as an early means of AMI detection: Cardiac myoglobin, and the two specific cardiac isoforms of Creatine Kinase, CK-MM and CK-MB. However, myoglobin levels have shown to give a more accurate correlation (R = 0.89) than does Creatine Kinase evaluation. Therefore, we have developed a two-site Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) using monoclonal antibodies against myoglobin isolated from human heart tissue. This assay is based on specific anti-genantibody interactions and is sensitive at the nanogram level. We anticipate this detection system will prove to be an effective diagnostic tool, potentially improving survival rates among cardiac patients.

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DOI

10.25777/y2h5-xz92

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