The rates of dissociation and reassociation of the subunits of human chorionic gonadotropin |
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| Authors: | S M Aloj H Edelhoch K C Ingham F J Morgan R E Canfield G T Ross |
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| Institution: | The Clinical Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20014 U.S.A.;The Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032 U.S.A.;The Reproduction Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20014 U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | A large change in quantum yield of the fluorescent probe 1,8-anilinonaphthalene sulfonate is produced when it combines with the glycoprotein hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin. A method of analyzing for the hormone in the presence of its subunits has been developed based on the finding that the subunits have no effect on 1,8-anilinonaphthalene sulfonate fluorescence. Quantitative rates of dissociation and recombination can be obtained with very small concentrations of hormone since fluorescence measurements are fast and sensitive. The effects of temperature, pH, and urea concentration on the rate of human chorionic gonadotropin dissociation have been measured. The rates of recombination of subunits have been studied as a function of temperature, pH, and KCl concentration. Human chorionic gonadotropin is stable in water to pH 12 and pH 4.5 at 37 °C. |
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