Class IV chitinase, an allergenic protein of Vitis vinifera (grape), was purified by anion exchange chromatography and used for immunization of Balb/c mice. Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were raised by hybridoma technology using Sp2/0 myeloma cells. Finally after three limiting dilutions, six stable clones were generated. Antibody isotyping showed that IgG2a, IgG2b, and IgM were produced by one, two, and three of the clones, respectively. All of the MAbs had kappa light chain. The affinities were in the range of 3 × 108 to 1.2 × 109 M−1. The MAbs were specific for grape chitinase as confirmed by Western blotting. In conclusion, we successfully produced several MAbs against grape class IV chitinase, which could be used for assessment of this allergen in different grape cultivars.
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