title: Dual-label fluoroimmunoassay for simultaneous determination of primidone and phenobarbital.
abstract: A dual-label magnetizable solid-phase fluoroimmunoassay for direct determination of serum levels of primidone and its main metabolite, phenobarbital, in a single tube was developed and optimized. Fluorescein isothiocyanate was used to label phenobarbital and a rhodamine 101 derivative (XRITC) to label primidone; these could be independently quantitated with no fluorimetric "cross-talk." The dual-label assay employs mixed immunochemical reagents but is otherwise similar in performance to conventional, single-drug, magnetizable solid-phase fluoroimmunoassays. The ability to measure simultaneously two related analytes, such as a drug and its metabolite, represents a useful extension of immunoassay. This was illustrated in the present work by assay of sera from patients on primidone therapy. Dual-label assay results correlated well with those by a conventional enzymoimmunoassay (for primidone) and by a polarization fluoroimmunoassay (for phenobarbital).
mesh_terms: D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008722:Methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011324:Primidone / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012235:Rhodamines
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012235:Rhodamines; D011324:Primidone; D010634:Phenobarbital