Figure 2

Describes the percent of immunologically recognized epitopes remaining in a solution of C. herbarum antigen material after treatment with increasingly dilute concentrations of sodium hypochlorite. Three different assay methods are depicted including an inhibition immunoassay for total antigen epitopes (solid squares), a direct immunoassay for total epitopes (open circles) and a direct immunoassay for allergenic epitopes (solid triangles). The figure indicates nearly complete epitope destruction by hypochlorite concentrations of 38 mM or greater.