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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 27, 673-677, Copyright © 1981 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

A homogeneous fluorescent immunoassay for human immunoglobulin M

D Worah, KK Yeung, FE Ward and RJ Carrico

We describe a homogeneous substrate-labeled fluorescent immunoassay for human IgM. In this competitive-binding method we use a fluorogenic substrate for Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase, N-(6-aminohexyl)-7- beta-galactosyl-coumarin-3-carboxamide, which is covalently coupled to IgM. The fluorescence emission intensity of the labeled IgM at 450 nm (with excitation at 400 nm) is negligible, but when beta-galactosidase is added, the acetal linkage of the galactosyl moiety is hydrolyzed and the product has a greatly enhanced fluorescence. Formation of this fluorescent product is inhibited when antibody specific for IgM is bound to the labeled protein. In competitive-binding reactions, IgM from the serum competes with the labeled IgM for antibody binding sites and consequently the fluorescence produced by the enzymic reaction is related to the IgM concentration. The working range of the assay is between 0.5 and 5.0 g of IgM per liter when a 50-fold predilution of the sera is used. The assay does not cross react significantly with immunoglobulins G or A.




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