Hydrazides biocytin-hydrazide

Figure 11.12 Biocytin-hydrazide reacts with aldehyde-containing molecules to form hydrazone bonds.

The reactivity and use of biocytin-hydrazide is similar to that described for biotin-hydrazide in Section 3, this chapter. The following protocol for labeling glycoproteins at oxidized carbohydrate (galactose) sites is from Bayer and Wilchek (1992). 

To each ml of glycoprotein solution, add 30 pi of neuraminidase (1 unit/ml as supplied by Behringwerke AF), then 30 pi of galactose oxidase (previously dissolved at 100 units/ml in the labeling buffer of step 1), and finally 100 pi of the biocytin hydrazide solution. 

Other molecules can be used in this type of assay approach. Hydrazide-modified (strept)avidin, lectins, biocytin, fluorescent probes and other detectable molecules can be used to detect specifically glycoconjugates in biological samples (Wilchek and Bayer, 1987). 

Bayer, E.A., Ben-Hur, H., and Wilchek, M. (1988) Biocytin hydrazide—a selective label for sialic acids, galactose, and other sugars in glycoconjugates using avidin-biotin technology. Anal. Biochem. 170, 271-281. 

Prepare the labeling reagent stock solution. Biotin, biocytin, and desthiobiotin hydrazide derivatives are typically used at a labeling reagent antibody MR of 20-25. Biotin and desthiobiotin hydrazide stock solutions should be prepared at 10-20 mg/mL in DMSO or DMF while biocytin hydrazide can be dissolved in the reaction... 

A protein-binding assay (BA) coupled with hplc provided a highly sensitive post-column reaction detection system for the biologically important molecule biotin and its derivative biocytin, biotin ethylenediamine, 6-(biotinoylamino) caproic acid, and 6-(biotinoylamino)caproic acid hydrazide (71). This detection system is selective for the biotin moiety and responds only to the class of compounds that contain biotin in their molecules. In this assay a conjugate of streptavidin with fluorescamine isothiocyanate (streptavidin—FITC) was employed. Upon binding of the analyte (biotin or biotin derivative) to streptavidin—FITC, an enhancement in fluorescence intensity results. This enhancement in fluorescence intensity can be directly related to the concentration of the analyte and thus serves as the analytical signal. The hplc/BA system is more sensitive and selective than either the BA or hplc alone. With the described system, the detection limits for biotin and biocytin were found to be 97 and 149 pg, respectively. 

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