Conjugation of sterigmatocystin (ST) to bovine serum albumin (BSA) was achieved by converting ST to its hemiacetal followed by a reductive alkylation method under conditions similar to those for the preparation of afla B2a‐BSA conjugate. Useful antibody was obtained from rabbits 6 weeks after they were immunized with BSA‐ST conjugate. Antibody titers reached maxima (1:51,200) 10–12 weeks after immunization. ELISA analysis revealed that the dehydro‐ST is about 16 times less reactive with the antibody than is ST. The antibody practically has no cross reaction with aflatoxins B1, B2a, G1, G2, and M1, and 6‐0‐methyl‐ST.
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