ANALYSIS OF THE OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR THE ADSORPTION OF TYPE-III PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE TO PLASTIC FOR USE IN SOLID-PHASE ELISA

被引:11
作者
ELKINS, KL [1 ]
STASHAK, PW [1 ]
BAKER, PJ [1 ]
机构
[1] NIAID, IMMUNOGENET LAB, TWINBROOK RES FACIL 2, 12441 PARKLAWN DR, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852 USA
关键词
Antibody response; ELISA; Isotype distribution; pH; Pneumococcal polysaccharide;
D O I
10.1016/0022-1759(90)90306-G
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
An economical, sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method for measuring all isotypes of immunoglobulin specific for type III pneumococcal polysaccharide (SSS-III) is described, using 96-well polystyrene microtiter plates coated directly with antigen. To achieve substantial binding of SSS-III to plastic plates, the polysaccharide had to be dissolved in a buffer (0.1 M Hepes) of pH 4.0 or less. Optimal conditions for adsorption of SSS-III to plates were found to be pH 3.5 and a concentration of 1.0 μg SSS-III/ml (0.1 μg/well). Under these conditions, murine anti-SSS-III polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies could be detected to a limit of about 5-10 ng/ml. The implications of these findings for assays that use mixtures of polysaccharides adsorbed to plastic plates are discussed. © 1990.
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页码:123 / 131
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