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Mohsin, Aliah Zannierah; Sukor, Rashidah; Selamat, Jinap; Meor Hussin, Anis Shobirin; Ismail, Intan Hakimah; Jambari, Nuzul Noorahya; Mustaffa-Kamal, Farina
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 06/2020, Volume: 25, Issue: 11Journal Article
The chemical, technological and allergy properties of goat's milk are significantly affected by the level of α -casein. Detection and quantification of α -casein requires high-specificity methods to overcome high-sequence similarity between this protein and others in the casein family. Unavailability of antibodies with high affinity and specificity towards goat α -casein hinders the development of immuno-based analytical methods such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and biosensors. Here, we report the generation of polyclonal antibodies (or immunoglobulins, IgGs) raised towards goat α -casein N- (Nter) and C-terminal (Cter) peptide sequences. The Nter and Cter peptides of goat α -casein were immunized in rabbits for the generation of antisera, which were purified using protein G affinity chromatography. The binding affinity of the antisera and purified IgGs were tested and compared using indirect ELISA, where peptide-BSA conjugates and goat α -casein were used as the coating antigens. The Nter antiserum displayed higher titer than Cter antiserum, at 1/64,000 and 1/32,000 dilutions, respectively. The purification step further yielded 0.5 mg/mL of purified IgGs from 3 mL of antisera. The purified Nter IgG showed a significantly ( < 0.05) higher binding affinity towards peptide-BSA and goat α -casein, with lower K value at 5.063 × 10 μM compared to 9.046 × 10 μM for the Cter IgG. A cross-reactivity test showed that there was no binding in neither Nter nor Cter IgGs towards protein extracts from the milk of cow, buffalo, horse and camel. High-quality antibodies generated will allow further development of immuno-based analytical methods and future in vitro studies to be conducted on goat α -casein.
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