Causedbyoneoffourcloselyrelatedvirus
SEROtypesofthegenusFlavivirus,familyFlaviviridae,eachserotypeissufficientlydifferentthatthereisnocross-protectionandepidemicscausedbymultipleserotypes(hyperendemicity)canoccur.IncellcultureexperimentsandmiceMorpholinoantisenseoligoshaveshownspecificactivityagainstDenguevirus.
TheE.coliderivedrecombinant52kDaproteinisgeneticallyengineeredpeptidewhichisderivedfromDengueType-2and4tobeexpressedasafusedenvelope,eachpartinthisfusioncontains170a.a(positions46-217),itisusedin
ELISAassay.Thisfusionproteinisconnectedtoa6xHisTag.DengueType-2and4ispurifiedbyproprietarychromatographictechnique.
EscherichiaColi.
Sterilefilteredcolorlesssolution.
TheproteinsolutioncontainsPhosphatebufferedsaline,pH-7.4and0.05%sodiumazide.
DengueEnvelope-2&4Recombinantalthoughstableat4°Cfor1week,shouldbestoredbelow-18°C.Pleasepreventfreezethawcycles.
Proteinis>95%pureasdeterminedby12%PAGE(coomassiestaining).
Prospec"sproductsarefurnishedforLABORATORYRESEARCHUSEONLY.Theymaynotbeusedasdrugs,agriculturalorpesticidalproducts,foodadditivesorhouseholdchemicals.