title: A monoclonal antibody against the plant growth regulator, abscisic acid.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies were prepared against the plant growth regulator abscisic acid (ABA) conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin through C-4. One of these antibodies was characterized for use in a competition fluorescence enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (F-ELISA). The antibody detected femtomole quantities of ABA when used in the F-ELISA and showed minimal cross-reactivity with ABA metabolites and structural analogs. Dilution analysis suggested that the F-ELISA could be used to determine the ABA content of methanolic extracts of crude samples of wheat seeds without further purification. The F-ELISA was used to determine the effect of seed priming on ABA levels in wheat seeds. The antibody also was used in a modified noncompetitive indirect ELISA to measure ABA content of wheat caryopses. The noncompetitive ELISA was more sensitive than the F-ELISA, although the F-ELISA had a broader measuring range. When our anti-ABA antibody and a commercially available anti-ABA antibody were compared by indirect ELISA, there were no significant differences between the ABA estimates.
authors.affiliation: USDA Agricultural Research Service, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Banowetz
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Carman
mesh_terms: D000040:Abscisic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000276:immunology; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D012639:Seeds; D014908:Triticum / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000040:Abscisic Acid; D006433:Hemocyanins; C032808:keyhole-limpet hemocyanin