Use of Heavy Water (D2O) in Developing Thermostable Recombinant p26 Protein Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Infection

Thermostabilizing effect of heavy water (D2O) or deuterium oxide has been demonstrated previously on several enzymes and vaccines like oral poliovirus vaccine and influenza virus vaccine. In view of the above observations, effect of heavy water on in situ thermostabilization of recombinant p26 prote...

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Main Authors: Harisankar Singha, Sachin K. Goyal, Praveen Malik, Raj K. Singh
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Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/620906
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description Thermostabilizing effect of heavy water (D2O) or deuterium oxide has been demonstrated previously on several enzymes and vaccines like oral poliovirus vaccine and influenza virus vaccine. In view of the above observations, effect of heavy water on in situ thermostabilization of recombinant p26 protein on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for serodiagnosis of equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) infection was investigated in the present study. The carbonate-bicarbonate coating buffer was prepared in 60% and 80% D2O for coating the p26 protein in 96-well ELISA plate and thermal stability was examined at 4°C, 37°C, 42°C, and 45°C over a storage time from 2 weeks to 10 months. A set of positive serum (n=12) consisting of strong, medium, and weak titer strength (4 samples in each category) and negative serum (n=30) were assessed in ELISA during the study period. At each time point, ELISA results were compared with fresh plate to assess thermal protective effect of D2O. Gradual increase in the stabilizing effect of 80% D2O at elevated temperature (37°C < 42°C < 45°C) was observed. The 80% D2O provides the thermal protection to rp26 protein in ELISA plate up to 2 months of incubation at 45°C. The findings of the present study have the future implication of adopting cost effective strategies for generating more heat tolerable ELISA reagents with extended shelf life.
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spelling doaj-art-2eac3961941c4be0a1ec1b3fa3b9b25f2025-08-20T02:38:51ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/620906620906Use of Heavy Water (D2O) in Developing Thermostable Recombinant p26 Protein Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus InfectionHarisankar Singha0Sachin K. Goyal1Praveen Malik2Raj K. Singh3Veterinary Type Culture Collection, National Research Centre on Equines, Sirsa Road, Hisar, Haryana 125 001, IndiaVeterinary Type Culture Collection, National Research Centre on Equines, Sirsa Road, Hisar, Haryana 125 001, IndiaVeterinary Type Culture Collection, National Research Centre on Equines, Sirsa Road, Hisar, Haryana 125 001, IndiaVeterinary Type Culture Collection, National Research Centre on Equines, Sirsa Road, Hisar, Haryana 125 001, IndiaThermostabilizing effect of heavy water (D2O) or deuterium oxide has been demonstrated previously on several enzymes and vaccines like oral poliovirus vaccine and influenza virus vaccine. In view of the above observations, effect of heavy water on in situ thermostabilization of recombinant p26 protein on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for serodiagnosis of equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) infection was investigated in the present study. The carbonate-bicarbonate coating buffer was prepared in 60% and 80% D2O for coating the p26 protein in 96-well ELISA plate and thermal stability was examined at 4°C, 37°C, 42°C, and 45°C over a storage time from 2 weeks to 10 months. A set of positive serum (n=12) consisting of strong, medium, and weak titer strength (4 samples in each category) and negative serum (n=30) were assessed in ELISA during the study period. At each time point, ELISA results were compared with fresh plate to assess thermal protective effect of D2O. Gradual increase in the stabilizing effect of 80% D2O at elevated temperature (37°C < 42°C < 45°C) was observed. The 80% D2O provides the thermal protection to rp26 protein in ELISA plate up to 2 months of incubation at 45°C. The findings of the present study have the future implication of adopting cost effective strategies for generating more heat tolerable ELISA reagents with extended shelf life.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/620906
spellingShingle Harisankar Singha
Sachin K. Goyal
Praveen Malik
Raj K. Singh
Use of Heavy Water (D2O) in Developing Thermostable Recombinant p26 Protein Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Infection
The Scientific World Journal
title Use of Heavy Water (D2O) in Developing Thermostable Recombinant p26 Protein Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Infection
title_full Use of Heavy Water (D2O) in Developing Thermostable Recombinant p26 Protein Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Infection
title_fullStr Use of Heavy Water (D2O) in Developing Thermostable Recombinant p26 Protein Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Infection
title_full_unstemmed Use of Heavy Water (D2O) in Developing Thermostable Recombinant p26 Protein Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Infection
title_short Use of Heavy Water (D2O) in Developing Thermostable Recombinant p26 Protein Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Infection
title_sort use of heavy water d2o in developing thermostable recombinant p26 protein based enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of equine infectious anemia virus infection
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/620906
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