TechNotes No. 9-2000
Binding of a plant lectin — horseradish peroxidase conjugate
to 2–acetamido–2–deoxy–b–D–galactopyranoside
GlycoWell™ plates.
Introduction
Binding of lectins to immobilized surfaces and subsequent
inhibition of such a binding event is often used for evaluating lectin inhibitors.
The use of GlycoWell™ plates facilitates an ELISA assay involving the binding
of lectins to the wells. This TechNote describes the binding of a 2–acetamido–2–deoxy–b–D–galactopyranoside
recognizing lectin, Ricinus communis toxin RCA 1201, to 2–acetamido–2–deoxy–b–D–galacto-pyranoside
GlycoWell™ plates.
Experimental
- Lectin incubation. Add 100 µL lectin solution to
each well. Leave for 45 min
- Washing. Empty the wells
and wash three times with CovaBuffer. Leave the last wash in the wells for 15
min. Wash with citrate/phosphate buffer once.
- Substrate
reaction. Add 100 µL substrate solution to each well. Leave for 15 min. Add
100 mL 1M H2SO4(aq) to each well
and read optical density at 490 nm in a microwell plate reader.
Discussion
The results demonstrate that a 2–acetamido–2–deoxy–b–D–galacto-pyranoside
GlycoWell™ plate efficiently binds a 2–acetamido–2–deoxy–b–D–galactopyranoside-recognizing
plant lectin, RCA 120 (Figure 1). Thus, GlycoWell plates are suitable for detecting
carbohydrate binding properties of proteins.
Materials
- GlycoWell™ plates SW-00-001 (N-acetyl, blank)
and SW-01-002 (2–acetamido–2–deoxy–b–D–galacto-pyranoside).
- PBS buffer pH 7.2, 0.15 M Na+: 24.0 g NaCl,
0.6 g KCl, 3.46 g Na2HPO4·2H2O, 0.6 g KH2PO4,
3 L H2O.
- TWEEN/PBS: 0.10 mL TWEEN 20, 200 mL
PBS.
- CovaBuffer: 116.9 g NaCl, 10.0 g MgSO4·7H2O,
0.50 mL TWEEN 20, 1 L PBS.
- Citrate-Phosphate buffer, pH
5.0: 7.30 g citric acid, 11.86 g Na2HPO4·2H2O,
1 L H2O.
- Lectin stock: 1.0 mg RCA 120-horseradish
peroxidase conjugate (SIGMA L4401), 1.0 mL TWEEN/PBS.
-
Lectin solution: 70 µL Lectin stock, 0.7 mL TWEEN/PBS, filtered through a 0.22
micron filter.
- Substrate solution: 6.0 mg o-phenylenediamine,
10.0 mL citrate/phosphate buffer, 5 µL H2O2, freshly prepared.
Figure 1. A RCA 120-horseradish
peroxidase conjugate binds to 2–acetamido–2–deoxy–b–D–galacto-pyranoside
GlycoWell™ plates (SW-01-002), but not to a GlycoWell™ plate devoid
of saccharide (SW-00-001). |
Reference.
1. Nicolson, G.L. and Blaustein, J. Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1972, 266,
543.