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Search for antibodies for immunoenzymatic assay of human lutropin

A Szewczuk1, M Kuropatwa, I Kochanowska

  • 1Biochemical Laboratory, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław.

Five peptides corresponding to human lutropin (hLH) subunit fragments were synthesized by a solid phase method and their physicochemical characteristics are presented. Antibodies induced in rabbits with 3 peptides of beta hLH fragments coupled to thyrotropin did not bind hLH and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Also 2 synthetic peptides of alpha hLH fragments did not react with rabbit anti-hLH, anti-hCG and anti-alpha hCG antibodies. Using 2 monoclonal anti-alpha hCG and anti-beta hLH antibodies a sensitive sandwich ELISA technique was elaborated. Using this technique stability of hLH was investigated. The ELISA was also applied for assays of urine hLH in normal and ovulation days.

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