Polyclonal antibodies with high specificity for C1-immobilised (+)-cis,trans-abscisic acid (ABA) were raised, characterised by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and used for preparation of an immunoaffinity chromatography (IAC) gel. The detection limit of the ELISA was approximately 4.6x10(-10)mol/L. Sensitive electrospray liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) methods were also developed with detection limits below 0.1x10(-12)mol. The IAC allowed quick, single-step processing of samples prior to the analyses. The LC-ESI-MS and LC-ELISA techniques were used for comparative estimation of endogenous ABA levels in immunoaffinity purified extracts of normal and water-stressed Nicotiana tabacum L. leaves. The analytical approaches were validated using deuterium- and tritium-labelled internal standards, respectively. The IAC method was found to be highly effective, sensitive and convenient for isolating the target analyte from plant material.

Laboratory of Growth Regulators Palacký University and Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR Slechtitelů 11 CZ 783 71 Olomouc Czech Republic

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