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. 2006 Sep;2(3):217–235.

Table 8.

Liposome Immunoassays for some Pharmaceutical Compounds

Compound Liposome composition Marker: (inside) outside Lytic agent Sample Sensitivity Ref.

Digoxin PC-COL FAD-GOD, CL reagent Mellitin Serum 10 pmol (167)
Gentamycin DMPC-COL (Calcein) Phospholipase C Buffer 2.5 pg/ml (168)
Biotin lecithin, COL (ALP) PNPP Mellitin Buffer 2 nmol (169)
Carbamazepine DMPC, DMPG, COL, PE (PNPP) ALP Guinea pig serum Serum 4 ng/ml (170)
Phenobarbital DMPC, DMPG, COL, DMPE (G6PDH) G6P, NAD Guinea pig serum Serum 15 μg/ml (170)
Phenytoin DMPC, DMPG, COL, DMPE (G6PDH) G6P, NAD Guinea pig serum Serum 5 μg/ml (170)
Theophylline PC, PG, COL, α-tocopherol (G6PDH + G6P) Guinea pig serum Serum 2.5 μg/ml (171)
Interferon-γ DPPC, DPPG, COL, BX-DHPE Carboxyfluorescin triton-X Serum 0.5 U/ml (172)

PC, phosphatidylcholine; COL, cholesterol; POPC, L-α-palmityloleoylphosphatidylcholine; DMPC, dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine; DMPG, dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; DMPE, dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine; PG, phosphatidylglycerol; DPPC, dipalmitylphosphatidylcholine; DPPG, dipalmitylphosphatidylglycerol; DPPE, dipalmitylphosphatidyl-ethanolamine; BX-DHPE, N-((6-biotinyl)amino)hexanoyl)-1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine; FAD, flavin adenine dinucleotide; GOD, glucose oxidase; CL, chemiluminescence; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; PNPP, p-nitrophenylphosphate; G6PDH, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; G6P, glucose-6-phosphate; NAD, Nicotinamide adenosine dinnucleotide.