MULTIPLE RELEASABLE FLUORESCEIN LABELS FOR IMMUNOASSAY - THE PRINCIPLE ILLUSTRATED BY AN IMMUNOASSAY FOR ANTIBODIES TO THE HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS

被引:4
作者
BERTRAM, VM [1 ]
BAILEY, MP [1 ]
ROCKS, BF [1 ]
机构
[1] ROYAL SUSSEX CTY HOSP,DEPT BIOCHEM,EASTERN RD,BRIGHTON BN2 5BE,E SUSSEX,ENGLAND
关键词
AIDS; DISULFIDE LINK; MICROTITRATION PLATE;
D O I
10.1177/000456329102800511
中图分类号
R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
Attempts to increase the sensitivity of fluorescein-based fluorescence immunoassays by using multiple labelling have generally been unsuccessful because of concentration quenching. We have labelled antibodies to human immunoglobulin G with multiple fluorescein fluorophores attached by means of a disulphide linkage: this linkage can be rapidly and easily broken by treatment with dithiothreitol, allowing fluorescein to be released from the antibody and measured in free solution. Application of this technique to a fluorescence labelled immunosorbent assay for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus gave an approximately 20-fold increase in signal compared with an equivalent assay using fluorescein isothiocyanate.
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页码:487 / 491
页数:5
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