A synthetic peptide derived from internal sequence (31-178aa) of human hepatitis B Core Antigen
Alternative Synonym:
capsid protein,pre-capsid protein,HBVgp4.
The strain of Human hepatitis B virus causes severe damage in liver. The Hepatitis B core Antibody is the earliest Antibody to develop in response to acute hepatitis B virus infection. The anti-HBc typically persists for life, The serologic heterogeneity of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been established from immunodiffusion experiments for a long time. With the combination of detecting HBc, HBs, HBe and the antibodies, the results provide clinical evaluation in blood donation, vaccination, etc.