目的:建立快速测定铝胶吸附的疫苗中抗原含量的OPA荧光检测法。方法:利用邻苯二甲醛(OPA)在2-巯基乙醇存在下与氨基酸的N端或L-谷氨酸侧链反应,在460nm处生成荧光衍生物的原理,建立了无需进行抗原蛋白提取的检测方法,并对该方法的特异性、线性、精密度、回收率、重复性进行考察。同时,配合钠十二烷基的硫酸盐-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳法(SDS—PAGE),研究在配制过程中抗原蛋白与佐剂是否分离。结果:OPA荧光法,在抗原蛋白含量为0.02~0.16mg/ml时,线性良好,准确度达90%~115%,批内和批间相对标准偏差≤15%。电泳结果显示,CpG的加入可能会导致少量抗原蛋白从铝胶中解离。结论:该方法快速、准确、灵敏度较高,重复性好,可以应用于含铝胶疫苗制剂的实验室甚至生产质控过程。
Objective: To develop a generic method for the determination of protein content in alhydrogel (aluminum) absorbed vaccine formulation using o-phthalaldehyde (OPA). Method: based on the theory that OPA can react with amino acids under alkaline conditions and give strong fluorescence, in the presence of 2- mercaptoethanol, a fluorescent method without antigen extraction was developed and the specificity, linearity range, accuracy and precision were evaluated. The integrity of the vaccine formulation was also investigated by SDS-PAGE. Results: a good linearity was obtained from 0. 02mg/ml to 0. 16mg/ml of antigen content, the accuracy of 90% - 115% and CV% less than 15% were achieved. Little protein disassociation was also observed after CpG was added into the formulation. Conclusion: the OPA fluorescent method was simple and can be further used not only in the laboratory but also in routine quality control of the vaccine formulation with alhydrogel.