Solid phase method for measurement of the binding capacity of testosterone-estradiol binding globulin in human serum

Bruce C. Nisula, D. Lynn Loriaux, Yvonne A. Wilson

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Abstract

A solid phase method for measuring the binding capacity of serum testosterone-estradiol binding globulin (TeBG) is described and compared with other methods. TeBG, a glycoprotein, is adsorbed from serum or plasma onto a solid phase matrix of concanavalin-A, a carbohydrate-specific adsorbent. The TeBG binding capacity is determined by Scatchard analysis of the binding of radioactive testosterone at physiologic pH, in standard test tubes, and without the addition of albumin. Transcortin binding of testosterone is inhibited by the addition of cortisol. The levels of TeBG binding capacity determined with this solid phase method showed an excellent correlation with levels determined by procedures using equilibrium dialysis (with added cortisol) or ammonium sulphate precipitation. The serum TeBG binding capacity was 0.798±0.064 (mean±SE) μg/100 mL in men (n=32), 1.06±0.13 in women (n=10), 2.18±0.19 in women taking oral contraceptives (n=4), 6.2±2.9 in hyperthyroid women (n=2), and 11.6±3.1 in pregnant women (n=5). The serum TeBG binding capacity determined in heparinized plasma did not differ from that determined in serum. The within-assay variation is 9.6% and the between-assay variation is 11.2%. This solid phase method for measurement of serum TeBG binding capacity is simple, precise, and reproducible, and gives values which correlate well with those determined by other methods.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)681-690
Number of pages10
JournalSteroids
Volume31
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1978
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology
  • Pharmacology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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