title: A convenient radiometric assay for hyaluronan.
abstract: Hyaluronan-binding proteins (HABP) isolated from bovine cartilage have been utilized in a radiometric assay for determination of hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid; HA) in serum. The samples to be analysed are preincubated with iodinated HABP. After 60 minutes the protein that is not bound to hyaluronan, in the solution, is recovered on HA-Sepharose in a 45-min incubation. Hyaluronan can be determined in the range from 10 to 1,000 micrograms/l. The sample size is 100 microliter and the intra-assay and inter-assay coefficients of variations are less than 10% and less than 10%, respectively for samples containing hyaluronan concentrations in the range 10-200 micrograms/l. Detection limit is 4 micrograms/l.
mesh_terms: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006801:Humans; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011786:Quality Control; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid