Radioimmunoassay of human prolactin based on a 13 amino acid synthetic analog of the amino terminus |
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Authors: | W P VanderLaan N Ling M B Sigel E F VanderLaan |
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Institution: | 1. Lutcher Brown Department of Biochemistry The Whittier Institute for Diabetes and Endocrinology La Jolla, California 92037 USA |
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Abstract: | A 13 amino acid analog of the human prolactin amino terminus was synthesized, substituting tyrosine for valine at residue 13. The peptide was coupled to crystalline bovine serum albumin for antisera production. The peptide was used for iodination with 125I, and displacement curves were found to be parallel when human prolactin and the synthetic peptide were compared as standards. The radioimmunoassay using the synthetic peptide has the advantages of purity in its roles as hapten in the antigen and as labelled peptide, of ease of iodination of the peptide, of its stability after iodination, and of obviating the need for native human prolactin. The radioimmunoassay is suitable for the measurement of human prolactin concentration in plasma. |
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