title: Synthesis of new steroid haptens for radioimmunoassay. Part II. 15beta-Carboxyethylmercaptodehydroepiandrosterone bovine serum albumin conjugate. Specific antiserum for solid-phase radioimmunoassay of dehydroepiandrosterone.
abstract: Antiserum for radioimmunoassay (RIA) of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHA) was raised in rabbits with the conjugate obtained by coupling 15beta-carboxyethylmercapto-dehydroepiandrosterone with bovine serum albumin. The antiserum proved to have high affinity and specificity for DHA and showed only minor cross-reaction to androst-5-ene-3beta, 17beta-diol (3.5%). The Rivanol-treated antiserum was covalently coupled to Enzacryl Polyacetal to evaluate its utility in solid-phase RIA.
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis*; D006241:Haptens; D007106:Immune Sera; D011485:Protein Binding; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D006241:Haptens; D007106:Immune Sera; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone