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Immunoassay. Immunoassay. ● Highly specific in vitro tests that use antigen-antibody reaction to detect extremely low concentrations of a broad range of analytes in different types of samples (clinical, environmental, food, etc)
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Immunoassay • ● Highly specific in vitro tests that use antigen-antibody reaction to detect extremely low concentrations of a broad range of analytes in different types of samples (clinical, environmental, food, etc) • ● Antigen-antibody reaction - known since the end of the 19th ct: • -precipitation in gel • Agglutination • turbidimetry assays • gradually developed until their potential has fully been appreciated since 1960 when • higher sensitivitywas achieved bylabeling one of the components ● simple ●precise ●sensitive (nano- and picomolar range) ● high throughput measurement of more substances than any other analytical technique
Immunoassay All immunoassay require the same key reagents ● One or more antibodies raised against epitopes believed to be specific to the analyte in question ● A label (tracer) producing a measurable signal ●Calibrators in a fluid (matrix) similar to the sample Antibody The antibody used in immunoassay is usually of the IgG class
Immunoassay Natural Antigen Substance that naturally elicit immune response Usually a larger molecule (over 10 kD) with several epitopes (antigenic determinants) Conjugated haptens ● Smaller molecules (called haptens) are either weakly or not not at all immunogenic ● To produce the antibody it is necessary to couple them to an immunogenic carrier (e.g. BSA, KLH...) The optimal molar ratio (excess may range from 10 :1 to 80 :1) is important for production of good antisera
Immunoassay Natural Antigen Substance that naturally elicit immune response Usually a larger molecule (over 10 kD) with several epitopes (antigenic determinants) Conjugated haptens ● Smaller molecules (called haptens) are either weakly or not not at all immunogenic ● To produce the antibody it is necessary to couple them to an immunogenic carrier (e.g. BSA, KLH...) The optimal molar ratio (excess may range from 10 :1 to 80 :1) is important for production of good antisera
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