Design and Synthesis of 6 α-Corticosteroid Haptens and Their Bovine Serum Albumin(BSA) Conjugates

The site of attachment of protein carrier to corticosteroids has great influence on the specificity of produced antibody. In order to obtain highly specific and accurate antibodies for bioimmunoassay determination of cortisol, different tether lengths of 6α-corticosteroid haptens and their BSA conjugates were designed and synthesized.