Two efficient methods for the conjugation of smooth-form lipopolysaccharides with probes bearing hydrazine or amino groups. I. LPS activation with cyanogen bromide

Methods Mol Biol. 2011:739:147-60. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-102-4_13.

Abstract

This chapter presents a conjugation method for coupling probes bearing hydrazine or primary amino groups to a smooth(S)-form lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LPS is modified by the activation of the hydroxyl groups present in its O-antigen moiety with cyanogen bromide in aqueous acetone. The method yields conjugates with good labeling ratios, preserving the endotoxic activity of the lipid A moiety. Conjugation of smooth-form LPS from Salmonella enterica sv. Minnesota with dansyl hydrazine and horseradish -peroxidase yields labeling ratios above 300 nmol dansyl per mg LPS, with nearly no loss of the original endotoxin activity. In the case of horseradish peroxidase, introducing a spacer, a ratio of 28 nmol HRP per mg LPS is obtained, preserving 65% of the original endotoxic activity.

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemistry*
  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical
  • Cyanogen Bromide / chemistry*
  • Dansyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / methods*
  • Horseradish Peroxidase / metabolism
  • Hydrazines / chemistry*
  • Lipid A / analysis*
  • O Antigens / chemistry
  • Salmonella enterica / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Amines
  • Dansyl Compounds
  • Hydrazines
  • Lipid A
  • O Antigens
  • hydrazine
  • dansyl hydrazine
  • Horseradish Peroxidase
  • Cyanogen Bromide