Iodoacetyl-LC-Biotin

Sample

Immunoglobulin G

Preparation method

Soluble in DMSO or DMF.

Reaction Conditions

4mM, room temperature for 90min

Applications

Immunoglobulin G (26.7 nmol) was dissolved in 1ml of 0.1M sodium phosphate, 5Mm EDTA buffer, pH 6. To this solution, DTT was added to produce a 50mM final concentration and incubation for 90min at 37 °C, the solution was allowed to cool to room temperature. Excess DTT was removed by molecular sieve chromatography using 50mM Tris, pH 8.3, with 5mM EDTA as the elution buffer. The IgG with reduced sulfhydryl groups was then biotinylated; 30 μl of 4mM iodoacetyl-LC-biotin in Me2SO was added and the mixture was incubated for 90min at room temperature in the dark. Finally, residual biotinylating reagent and free biotin were removed by dialysis against 0.1mM PBS, pH 7.2, for 72h. Protein concentrations were determined by BCA protein assay. Total biotin covalently bound to IgG was determined by an avidin-binding assay.

References:

[1]. Anna Bogusiewicz,Nell I. Mock, and Donald M. Mock. Instability of the biotin–protein bond in human plasma. Analytical Biochemistry 327 (2004) 156–161.