Anti-stilbene antibodies

Abstract

The present invention provides an anti-stilbene antibody. Preferably, the antibody is a monoclonal antibody. Exemplary and preferred such antibodies are designated herein as 19G2, 20F2, 21C6, 22B9, 25F8, 25E2, 23E4, 23G3, 23D3, 23C2, 25C10, 24B6, 21E2, 16H10 and 9E11. The present invention further provides hybridomas that produce and secrete anti-stilbene antibodies. An antibody of the present invention has particular utility in processes for identifying and/or locating target moieties appended to or incorporating antigenic stilbene. In one embodiment, therefore, the present invention further provides a method of detecting antigenic stilbene. The method includes the steps of exposing antigenic stilbene to an anti-stilbene antibody and detecting an anti-stilbene antibody-stilbene immunoconjugate. Such immunoconjugates can be detected using fluoroscopic procedures.

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