ImmuSmol

ImmuSmol SAS is a French biotechnology company founded in 2012 by immunologist Dr. Alban Bessede. Based in Pessac, near Bordeaux, the company specializes in the development of antibodies targeting small molecules (typically under 900 Da), such as amino acids, lipids, saccharides, toxins, and drugs.

Core Competencies

Research Antibodies: ImmuSmol offers validated primary antibodies designed for the detection and visualization of small molecules within cells and tissues.
Custom Antibody Services: The company provides tailored services to develop antibodies against specific small molecules for research, diagnostic, and therapeutic applications.
Diagnostics & Therapeutics: ImmuSmol is actively developing personalized medicine programs based on proprietary small molecule antibodies, aiming to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

Browse ImmuSmol Products

2-MET Plasma ELISA

SKU: BA-E-8300R|Size: 296 Well

2-MET Urine ELISA Fast Track

SKU: BA-E-8600R|Size: 296 Well

3 Catecholamines ELISA kit Plasma & Urine samples

SKU: BA-E-6600|Size: 1 kit

3 catecholamines (3-CAT) ELISA Fast Track

SKU: BA-E-6600R|Size: 396 Well

3 catecholamines high sensitive ELISA

SKU: BA-E-5600R|Size: 396 Well

3-HK/KYNA ratio ELISA pack

SKU: ISE-0104R|Size: 296 Well

3-Hydroxy-Kynurenine ELISA kit

SKU: IS-I-2900R|Size: 196 Well

3-HydroxyAnthranilic acid antibody - mouse mAb

SKU: IS001|Size: 50 µL

3-HydroxyAnthranilic acid antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1008|Size: 50 µL

3-Hydroxykynurenine Antibody - rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1083|Size: 50 µL

3-KYNs ELISA pack

SKU: ISE-220102R|Size: 396 Well

3-MethoxyTyramine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1019|Size: 50 µL

5-HIAA ELISA kit - Urine

SKU: BA-E-1900R|Size: 196 Well

5-HIAA ELISA kit Urine samples

SKU: BA-E-1900|Size: 1 kit

Adrenaline ELISA Fast Track

SKU: BA-E-6100R|Size: 196 Well

Adrenaline high-sensitive ELISA

SKU: BA-E-5100R|Size: 196 Well

Adrenaline-Noradrenaline (2-CAT) ELISA Fast Track

SKU: BA-E-6500R|Size: 296 Well

Adrenaline-Noradrenaline high sensitive ELISA

SKU: BA-E-5400R|Size: 296 Well

Anthranilic acid antibody - mouse mAb

SKU: IS013|Size: 50 µL

Arginine/Ornithine ELISA pack

SKU: ISE-0410R|Size: 296 Well

Cinnabarinic acid antibody - mouse mAb

SKU: IS005|Size: 50 µL

Citrulline ELISA kit

SKU: IS-I-1500R|Size: 196 Well

Citrulline-to-Arginine ratio ELISA pack

SKU: ISE-0510R|Size: 296 Well

D-Glutamate antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1002|Size: 50 µL

D-Serine ELISA kit

SKU: IS-I-3400R|Size: 196 Well

D-Serine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1004|Size: 50 µL

Dopamine ELISA Fast Track

SKU: BA-E-6300R|Size: 196 Well

Dopamine ELISA kit Urine & Plasma samples

SKU: BA-E-6300|Size: 1 kit

Dopamine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1005|Size: 50 µL

Dopamine high sensitive ELISA

SKU: BA-E-5300R|Size: 196 Well

Epinephrine - Norepinephrine ELISA kit - Urine & Plasma

SKU: BA-E-6500|Size: 1 kit

Epinephrine ELISA kit Urine & Plasma samples

SKU: BA-E-6100|Size: 1 kit

Fast Histamine ELISA kit – HistaSure™ – Any fish sample

SKU: FC-E-3600|Size: 148 Well

Free Metanephrine - Normetanephrine ELISA kit - Plasma samples

SKU: BA-E-8300|Size: 1 kit

GABA ELISA

SKU: BA-E-2500R|Size: 196 Well

GABA ELISA kit

SKU: BA-E-2500|Size: 1 kit

GABA antibody - mouse mAb

SKU: IS039|Size: 50 µL

GABA antibody – chicken pAb

SKU: IS1036|Size: 50 µL

GABA antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1006|Size: 50 µL

Global Arginine Bioavailability ratio (GABR) ELISA pack

SKU: ISE-451000R|Size: 396 Well

Glutamate ELISA

SKU: BA-E-2400R|Size: 196 Well

Glutamate ELISA kit

SKU: BA-E-2400|Size: 1 kit

Glycine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1034|Size: 50 µL

Histamine ELISA - Plasma & Urine

SKU: BA-E-1000R|Size: 196 Well

Histamine ELISA kit Urine & Plasma samples

SKU: BA-E-1000|Size: 1 kit

Histamine ELISA kit – HistaSure™ – Any food or beverage sample

SKU: FC-E-3100|Size: 196 Well

Histamine Release kit XL - Whole Blood - Addon to BA E-1000R

SKU: BA-E-1100R|Size: 1096 Well

Histamine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1039|Size: 50 µL

Histamine high sensitive ELISA

SKU: BA-E-5800R|Size: 196 Well

Histamine release kit Whole blood samples

SKU: BA-E-1100|Size: 1 kit

KMO Activity ELISA Pack (3-HK/KYN ratio)

SKU: ISE-0103R|Size: 296 Well

Kynurenic Acid ELISA

SKU: IS-I-0200R|Size: 196 Well

Kynurenic acid antibody - mouse mAb

SKU: IS010|Size: 50 µL

Kynurenic acid antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1011|Size: 50 µL

Kynurenine/Tryptophan ratio ELISA pack

SKU: ISE-2227|Size: 1 pack

Kynureninic Acid/Quinolinic Acid ELISA pack

SKU: ISE-0102R|Size: 296 Well

L-Alanine Antibody - rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1075|Size: 50 µL

L-Arginine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-0400R|Size: 196 Well

L-Arginine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1055|Size: 50 µL

L-Asparagine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-1600R|Size: 196 Well

L-Asparagine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1056|Size: 50 µL

L-Citrulline antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1067|Size: 50 µL

L-DOPA antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1030|Size: 50 µL

L-Glutamate antibody - mouse mAb

SKU: IS018|Size: 50 µL

L-Glutamate antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1001|Size: 50 µL

L-Glutamine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-1100R|Size: 196 Well

L-Glutamine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1060|Size: 50 µL

L-Histidine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-1300R|Size: 196 Well

L-Histidine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1066|Size: 50 µL

L-Homoarginine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-0500R|Size: 196 Well

L-Homoarginine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1025|Size: 50 µL

L-Kynurenine ELISA

SKU: BA-E-2200R|Size: 196 Well

L-Kynurenine ELISA kit

SKU: BA-E-2200|Size: 1 kit

L-Kynurenine antibody - mouse mAb

SKU: IS003|Size: 50 µL

L-Kynurenine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1012|Size: 50 µL

L-Leucine Antibody - rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1076|Size: 50 µL

L-Lysine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-1400R|Size: 196 Well

L-Lysine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1068|Size: 50 µL

L-Ornithine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-1000R|Size: 196 Well

L-Ornithine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1059|Size: 50 µL

L-Phenylalanine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1038|Size: 50 µL

L-Serine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-1200R|Size: 196 Well

L-Serine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1003|Size: 50 µL

L-Threonine Antibody - rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1078|Size: 50 µL

L-Tryptophan ELISA kit

SKU: BA-E-2700|Size: 1 kit

L-Tryptophan antibody - mouse mAb

SKU: IS011|Size: 50 µL

L-Tryptophan antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1069|Size: 50 µL

L. Phenylalanine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-1700R|Size: 196 Well

Melatonin ELISA

SKU: BA-E-3300R|Size: 196 Well

Metanephrine ELISA kit Plasma samples

SKU: BA-E-8100|Size: 1 kit

Metanephrine ELISA kit Urine samples

SKU: BA-E-8400|Size: 1 kit

Metanephrine Plasma ELISA

SKU: BA-E-8100R|Size: 196 Well

Metanephrine Urine ELISA Fast Track

SKU: BA-E-8400R|Size: 196 Well

Metanephrine-Normetanephrine ELISA kit - Urine samples

SKU: BA-E-8600|Size: 1 kit

N1-Acetyl-Spermidine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-2400R|Size: 196 Well

N1-acetyl-spermidine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1070|Size: 50 µL

N8-Acetyl-Spermidine ELISA

SKU: IS-I-2500R|Size: 196 Well

N8-acetyl-spermidine antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1071|Size: 50 µL

Noradrenaline ELISA Fast Track

SKU: BA-E-6200R|Size: 196 Well

Noradrenaline antibody – rabbit pAb

SKU: IS1042|Size: 50 µL

Recent Breakthroughs

Metabolomic insights into Lyme neuroborreliosis: Exploring cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic clues.

Kuukkanen I, Pietikäinen A, Rissanen T, Hurme S, Kortela E, Hytönen J, Karonen M.

Ticks Tick Borne Dis

PMID:42001681

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Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB), a disseminated manifestation of Lyme borreliosis (LB), arises when Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) spirochetes disseminate within the host and damage the peripheral nervous system and meninges, and in rare cases, also the parenchyma of the central nervous system (CNS). While early-stage LB is diagnosed clinically, accurate diagnosis of LNB requires cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, demonstrating pleocytosis and intrathecal synthesis of Bbsl-specific antibodies. There are, however, limitations in current LNB diagnostics, such as the unspecific nature of pleocytosis and post-treatment persistence of intrathecal antibodies necessitating the search for novel biomarkers. In this study, we employed untargeted ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) to profile small metabolites (<1500 Da) in CSF samples from subjects with definite acute LNB. Comparative analyses of metabolite profiles were performed between pretreatment subject samples (n = 63) and the following groups: (A) a subset of samples collected three weeks after treatment initiation from the same individuals (n = 36), (B) Bbsl antibody-negative subjects (non-LNB, n = 61), (C) subjects with other CNS infections (n = 21). Additionally, pretreatment LNB samples were compared between individuals with radiculitis (n = 40) and those without radiculitis (n = 23) (D). Out of 4222 molecular features (MFs) detected, 131 were prioritized based on statistical significance and magnitude of change for further detailed structural characterization. Altered metabolite classes included compounds from lysophospholipids [e.g., lysophosphatidylcholine (16:0), and lysophosphatidylethanolamine (18:0)], sphingomyelins [e.g., sphingomyelin (d18:1/14:0) and sphingomyelin d16:1/16:0)], sphingoid bases (e.g., d19:0 sphinganine, and 3-ketosphingosine), fatty acid amides (e.g., palmitoleamide and oleamide), cyclic phosphatidic acids [i.e., cyclic phosphatidic acid (16:0) and cyclic phosphatidic acid (18:2)], and amino acid metabolism (i.e., DL-glutamine, 5-hydroxytryptophan and DL-kynurenine). These findings underscore the potential of CSF metabolomics as a powerful complementary tool for diagnosing LNB and differentiating it from other CNS conditions. The identified metabolic signatures offer a foundation for future biomarker development and may enhance diagnostic precision, guide treatment strategies, and deepen our understanding of LNB pathogenesis.

Isotope Dilution NanoLC-MS/MS Quantitation of Methylglyoxal DNA-Protein Cross-Links: Formation and Repair in Human Cells.

Omondi RO, Barnes EM, Gurajala KC, Fisette G, Chaudray IA, Erber L.

Anal Chem

PMID:41995195

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DNA-protein cross-links (DPCs) represent a prevalent form of DNA damage that forms when cellular proteins become covalently trapped to DNA strands upon exposure to various endogenous and exogenous agents. Methylglyoxal is an endogenous metabolite that reacts with guanine and adenine bases in DNA and RNA, as well as cysteine, arginine, and lysine residues in proteins, generating advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), including DPCs. These modifications have been linked to human disease, including cancer, liver disease, diabetes, and neurodegenerative disorders. Herein, we present a mass spectrometry method for quantifying MGO-induced DNA-protein cross-links (DPCs) in human cells. We prepared an isotope 15 N 2 13 C 6 -dG-MGO-Lys internal standard and developed a quantitative liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for detecting and quantifying the formation and repair of dG-MGO-Lys DPCs in cells. Genomic DNA was extracted, subjected to sequential protease and nuclease digestion, purified by offline high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and analyzed by LC-MS/MS. The method's standard curve showed a strong linear relationship across a concentration range of 10-1000 fmol ( R 2 = 0.9994). The method achieved limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of 10 and 20 fmol, respectively. Inhibition of proteasome and SPRTN activity revealed that SPRTN functions as a predominant proteolytic enzyme in MGO DPC repair. Overall, this analytical approach can offer valuable insights into the relevance of DPCs in diseases linked to elevated MGO levels.

Label-Free High-Throughput Screening of CYP3A4 Inhibitors Using Acoustic Ejection Mass Spectrometry.

Rimmer MA, Wang J, Ranathunge TA, Shi Z, Li Y, Lee D, Chai SC, Lin W, Twarog NR, Ansari AZ, Shelat AA, Young BM, Chen T, Yang L.

Anal Chem

PMID:41997578

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Label-free high-throughput screening (HTS) technologies have greatly accelerated early drug discovery by allowing direct measurement of biochemical activity without the need for chemical labels. Techniques like MALDI-TOF, RapidFire, desorption electrospray ionization, and acoustic-mist ionization mass spectrometry have shown strong analytical performance. More recently, acoustic droplet ejection mass spectrometry (AEMS) has emerged as a next-generation platform capable of analyzing over a thousand data points per hour. In this study, we thoroughly evaluated an AEMS workflow using cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) as a model enzyme. Screening a library of 9702 compounds, this work represents the first successful label-free HTS campaign for CYP3A4 inhibitors in a 384-well format using AEMS. The result using nifedipine as a substrate was comparable to the widely used P450-Glo luminescence assay but with fewer inhibitor hits identifications. To further compare and parse differences between the methods and the substrates, 819 hits were retested using AEMS with luciferin isopropyl acetal, the same substrate used in the luminescence assay. The findings confirmed that both the assay method and the substrate influence which inhibitors were detected. Overall, this study established AEMS as a robust and reliable tool for CYP3A4 inhibitor screening. It offers high analytical precision, fewer false positives, compatibility with multiple substrates, and direct detection of metabolites, providing a practical way to validate hits and improve confidence in early drug discovery efforts.

Quantification of the Active Metabolites 4-Methylaminoantipyrine and 4-Aminoantipyrine of Dipyrone From Human Plasma by LC-MS/MS.

Schmidt S, Ihmsen H, Golditz T, Schüttler J, Wehrfritz A.

Int J Anal Chem

PMID:42004449

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Dipyrone (metamizole) is widely used as a nonopioid analgesic in perioperative and intensive care settings; however, its administration may be associated with severe adverse effects. In this study, we describe an analytical assay for the quantification of the active metabolites 4-methylaminoantipyrine (4-MAA) and 4-aminoantipyrine (4-AA) in human plasma using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). In addition, the protein-unbound fractions of both metabolites were determined by ultrafiltration. Chromatographic separation was performed on a UPLC system using gradient elution, followed by MS/MS detection with an electrospray ionization source. The limits of detection for both metabolites were 100 ng/mL. Across the investigated concentration range (100-10,000 ng/mL), the relative error (%RE) ranged from -6.3% to +3.5%. Intra-day and inter-assay variability were below 10%. Method validation was conducted in accordance with the 2018 FDA Bioanalytical Method Validation Guidance, and all evaluated parameters met the required criteria for analytical accuracy and precision. The developed assay is suitable for monitoring dipyrone metabolites and may support the prevention of potential overdosing during prolonged analgesic therapy or in intensive care settings.

Metabolomics profiling of acute myelogenous leukemia patients to identify systemic differences associated with in vitro sensitivity to SYK inhibitors.

Brattås MK, Hatfield KJ, Paulsen Rye K, Reikvam H.

Metabolomics

PMID:41995902

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Introduction Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous hematological malignancy. Despite therapeutic advances, high relapse rates and poor survival persist, underscoring the need for new treatment strategies. Spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) is crucial for leukemic cell survival and proliferation, and SYK inhibition is being explored in AML therapy. Objective This study aimed to identify whether distinct baseline serum metabolic profiles can differentiate between AML patient samples exhibiting high versus low in vitro sensitivity to SYK inhibition. Methods Leukemic cells from 49 AML patients were evaluated for their in vitro antiproliferative response to SYK-selective inhibitors (entospletinib, RO9021) and dual SYK/FLT3 inhibitors (fostamatinib, TAK-659). Serum samples from the same patients were subjected to untargeted metabolomic profiling using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Bioinformatic analyses were applied to identify metabolic signatures associated with differential drug sensitivity. Results Hierarchical clustering identified three drug sensitivity groups, i.e. high, intermediate, low. Untargeted metabolomics identified 1204 metabolites across major pathways. Comparative analyses revealed distinct metabolic differences between patients with high versus low sensitivity to SYK inhibitors. For dual SYK/FLT3 inhibitors, lipid metabolites consistently were more discriminative for drug response, while for SYK selective inhibitors the profiles were more heterogeneous. Pathway analyses highlighted alterations in amino acid, lipid, and xenobiotic metabolism, including arginine biosynthesis and glycine/serine metabolism, as potential determinators for effect of SYK inhibition. Conclusion This study highlights potential metabolite signatures associated with in vitro SYK-targeted therapy in AML. These findings support future research to identify potential serum biomarkers, guiding personalized SYK inhibition strategies in AML.