Improved radioiodination of glucagon with the lactoperoxidase method. Influence of pH on iodine substitution.
To produce a 125I-labelled glucagon suitable for radioligand assays, we studied the influence of variations in the lactoperoxidase iodination method. Both the degree of iodine substitution and the formation of monoiodo- or diiodo-tyrosines were pH dependent. The substitution increased and the diiodo-/monoiodotyrosine ratio decreased when pH increased. These two factors affected the immunoreactivity of the iodoglucagon relatively independently of each other. It was found that iodination at pH 10.0 with an average of 0.3 gatom I/mol glucagon resulted in 125I-labelled glucagon with higher immunoreactivity and stability than that produced at the conventional pH 7.5 and 8.5.
Improved radioiodination of glucagon with the lactoperoxidase method. Influence of pH on iodine substitution. To produce a 125I-labelled glucagon suitable for radioligand assays, we studied the influence of variations in the lactoperoxidase iodination method. Both the degree of iodine substitution and the formation of monoiodo- or diiodo-tyrosines were pH dependent. The substitution increased and the diiodo-/monoiodotyrosine ratio decreased when pH increased. These two factors affected the immunoreactivity of the iodoglucagon relatively independently of each other. It was found that iodination at pH 10.0 with an average of 0.3 gatom I/mol glucagon resulted in 125I-labelled glucagon with higher immunoreactivity and stability than that produced at the conventional pH 7.5 and 8.5.