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Molecular Recognition of a Monoclonal Antibody (AC1106) Cross-Reactive for Derivatives of Ru(bpy)32+ and Ru(phen)32+
journal contribution
posted on 1996-04-03, 00:00 authored by Kevin Shreder, Anthony Harriman, Brent L. IversonThe characterization of a monoclonal antibody (AC1106) elicited
via immunization with a Co(dmbpy)(bpy)23+−methyl viologen hapten
(1) is described. AC1106 was found cross-reactive for a
variety of luminescent
ruthenium(II) metal complexes which served as useful probes to
investigate the molecular recognition properties of
this antibody. AC1106 was found to be specific for methylated
derivatives of Ru(bpy)32+ and
Ru(phen)32+ in the
order of Ru(dmbpy)32+ >
Ru(dmbpy)(bpy)22+ >
Ru(dmphen)32+ >
Ru(bpy)32+ ≫
Ru(phen)32+. The affinities
of
AC1106 for these metal complexes were found to range from ≥ 5 ×
107 to ≤ 1 × 103
M-1. When bound (>98%)
by AC1106, the luminescence decay traces for the racemic
Ru(dmbpy)32+ and
Ru(dmbpy)(bpy)22+ gave a
satisfactory
fit to a single-exponential decay process. Furthermore,
D2O/H2O experiments with
Ru(dmbpy)32+ indicate that
AC1106
protects approximately 70% of the antibody-bound
Ru(dmbpy)32+ from excited state
deactivation by the solvent.
Competition ELISA data indicate that both the metal center and the
methyl viologen moiety present in a
Ru(bpy)32+−methyl viologen conjugate
([Ru(mv2+-bpy)(bpy)2]4+)
are important recognition elements for AC1106. Despite
the
apparent affinity of AC1106 for methyl viologen, no evidence for
simultaneous binding of methyl viologen and
Ru(dmbpy)(bpy)22+ inside the
binding pocket of AC1106 could be found. Rather, the addition of
methyl viologen
was found to result in the displacement of AC1106-bound
Ru(dmbpy)(bpy)22+ from the antibody
binding site.