Preparation of specific antisera to digoxin by using digoxin C-3' and C-3" hemisuccinate-bovine serum albumin conjugates

Biol Pharm Bull. 2000 Aug;23(8):906-10. doi: 10.1248/bpb.23.906.

Abstract

The preparation and antigenic properties of digoxin C-3' and C-3" hemisuccinate-bovine serum albumin (BSA) conjugates are described. The antisera were prepared by immunizing rabbits with each of the digoxin-BSA conjugates, and properties of the antisera were characterized by RIA with 3H-labeled digoxin. The antidigoxin antiserum from immunization with digoxin 3'-hemisuccinate-BSA conjugate possessed high specificity for digoxin, exhibiting fairly low cross-reactions with dihydrodigoxin (2.1%), digoxigenin monodigitoxoside (0.9%), digoxigenin bisdigitoxoside (0.6%), and digoxigenin (0.1%).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cross Reactions
  • Digoxin / immunology*
  • Immune Sera*
  • Radioimmunoassay
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry*
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / immunology
  • Succinates / chemistry*
  • Succinates / immunology

Substances

  • Immune Sera
  • Succinates
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Digoxin