Published January 29, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Rapid method for the preparation of 125I-labelled human growth hormone for receptor studies, using reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography

  • 1. Univ. of Leuven School of Medicine, A.Z. Gasthuisberg, Belgium

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Human growth hormone was labelled with 125 Iodine by the stoichiometric modification of the chloramine-T method to a specific activity of 50-80 microCi/microgram, and the iodinated mixture was purified by reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography using a C18 column (SynChropak RP-P) and a linear gradient. Compared with the usual Sephadex G-100 chromatography, HPLC gave a much better separation, with a higher yield and a considerably reduced analysis time (30 min vs 5 h). The [125I]-labelled preparation had normal binding to IM-9 lymphocyte receptors. The maximum bindability of the HPLC-purified preparation approximated 90%, which is the best value so far reported for human growth hormone. It is concluded that HPLC is a fast, convenient and reproducible method for obtaining an improved [125I]-labelled human growth hormone for receptor studies

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Journal Title
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.
Journal Issue
no.2
Series
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.
ISSN
0006-291X
CODEN
BBRCA