Polyclonal antibody production against bovine serum albumin conjugated artemisinin in rabbit

Kaboutari, Jahangir; Arab, Hosein Ali; Foromadi, Alireza; Nikbakht, Gholamreza; Taheri, Mahdi

doi:10.22059/ijvm.2008.27371

Polyclonal antibody production against bovine serum albumin conjugated artemisinin in rabbit

Document Type : Infectious agents- Diseases

Authors

Jahangir Kaboutari

Hosein Ali Arab

Alireza Foromadi

Gholamreza Nikbakht

Mahdi Taheri

10.22059/ijvm.2008.27371

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to produce a polyclonal antibody against bovine serum albumin (BSA) conjugated with artemisinin. To gain an immunogenic character of artemisinin, a carboxyl group was added to it using mixed anhydride method. Then, the reactive compound of artemisinin was conjugated with BSA. The BSA+artemisinin were injected to white female New Zealand rabbits for two times. In the first injection, the Fraud's complete adjuvant was used, and two weeks later, a booster injection was carried out with a Fraud's incomplete adjuvant. Two weeks later, blood samples were collected; their serum were separated and frozen until assessment. The production of antibody against BSA+artemisinin was assayed by Immunoblot technique. Antibody was separated and concentrated by saturated ammonium sulfate. The assay confirmed the successful production of an antibody against BSA+artemisinin as a fundamental step in investigation of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of artemisinin.
Key words: Artemisia sieberi, artemisinin, polyclonal antibody, BSA-conjugation

Keywords

Artemisia sieberi

conjugation

artemisinin

polyclonal antibody

BSA