摘要:
An aqueous wash solution is buffered to a pH of from about 5 to about 9 and contains at least about 1.5 weight percent of a compound comprising a lower alcohol sulfate anion having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms and an alkali metal or ammonium cation, such as sodium decyl sulfate. This wash solution is useful in a method for the determination of an immunological ligand, and is not prone to crystallization at lower temperatures. Particularly, it is useful for washing the immunological complex formed between the ligand and a receptor molecule therefor. Unreacted materials can be readily separated from the complex by the washing, particularly if the separation is carried out using a filtration membrane in a test device. A test kit for ligand determination comprises the wash solution as well as one or more receptors for the ligand, at least one of which is labeled for detection. This kit is particularly useful for measuring human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) as an early indicator of pregnancy.
摘要:
An oligonucleotide is linked to a particle through a protein or carbohydrate to form a water-insoluble nucleic acid probe. The protein or carbohydrate has a pI of about 6 or less, and has been chemically modified with an acylating, alkylating or sulfonylating agent. The particle surface is substantially free of other proteins or carbohydrates. The probe is useful in various diagnostic and purification methods wherein hybridization of the oligonucleotide with a target nucleic acid is possible. In one instance, the probe can be used to capture a DNA strand which has been amplified using polymerase chain reaction techniques.
摘要:
Reagents have been prepared from water-insoluble polymeric particles to which are covalently attached avidin, biotin or an avidin or biotin derivative. The polymeric particles comprise a polymer on at least the outer surface which is derived from at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a reactive activated 2-substituted ethylsulfonyl, vinylsulfonyl or active halogen atom. Covalent attachment of avidin, biotin or an avidin or biotin derivative is effected either directly or indirectly through these reactive groups. The resulting reagent is useful in analytical elements and various analytical methods including agglutination and sandwich assays. The immobilized avidin, biotin or derivative can be used to complex with the corresponding biotin or avidin molecule which may be conjugated to a compound of biological interest.
摘要:
Specific binding methods are used for diagnostic assays and purification separations whereby the specific binding capture reagent is prepared from copolymers having highly reactive carboxy groups. These groups are extended from the polymer surface with a linking group having from 8 to 50 atoms in the chain and two or more alkylene, arylene, alkylenearylene or arylenealkylene groups. To these reactive groups is attached a biologically active substance such as a protein or oligonucleotide which then participates in the diagnostic assays or purification separation methods.
摘要:
Heme-containing proteins, such as cytochrome c, are useful in admixture with enzyme-labeled immunoreactants, such as peroxidase-labeled antibodies or fragments thereof. The heme-containing proteins and enzyme-labeled immunoreactants can be supplied in a buffered composition as part of a test kit. The buffered composition comprising the heme-containing protein and peroxidase-labeled immunoreactant excludes 4'-hydroxyacetanilide, which is a phenolic electron transfer agent. The composition can be used in immunoassays for detecting various immunologically reactive species, such as hCG, and chlamydial or gonococcal antigens.
摘要:
Diluent and wash compositions are useful in a rapid and sensitive assay for detecting antibodies, and especially retroviral antibodies, in a biological specimen. The diluent composition is buffered to a pH of 6 to 10 and includes a protein or carbohydrate, a surfactant and a negatively-charged organic compound. The wash composition is buffered to a pH of 5 to 10 and includes a surfactant. These compositions can be included in a diagnostic kit. The method of this invention includes mixing the biological specimen with the diluent composition, forming an immunological complex between ligand and antibodies in the specimen and separating complexed materials from uncomplexed materials using a filtration membrane and a washing step. An enzyme labeled anti-antibody is added to form a ligand-antibody-antibody complex followed by its detection using suitable reagents.
摘要:
A specific binding composition comprises a specific binding species and one or more water-soluble proteins or carbohydrates, substantially none of which has a pI greater than about 5. This composition provides improved sensitivity with lower background in diagnostic tests. Preferably, the species is labeled for detection, for example, with an exzyme. The composition can be included with a dye-providing composition in a diagnostic test kit for use in diagnostic methods.
摘要:
A dye-providing composition is useful in various diagnostic assays wherein a peroxidase-labeled specific binding species is used. This composition is substantially free of peroxidase and such labeled species, and comprises an imidazole leuco dye and 4'-hydroxyacetanilide present in an amount up to about 2.5 mmolar. This composition can be included as part of a diagnostic test kit.
摘要:
A membrane structure useful in filtration and diagnostic tests includes a microporous membrane formed from a biologically inert material, such as a polyamide, and has a coating comprising one or more water-soluble proteins or carbohydrates. None of the proteins and carbohydrates in the coating has a pI greater than about 5. The membrane structure is prepared by contacting the microporous membrane with the appropriate protein or carbohydrate in an amount sufficient to provide a coating over the entire membrane surface without substantially diminishing the porosity of the membrane. The membrane structure is useful in various diagnostic test procedures, such as agglutination assays.
摘要:
There is disclosed a method for quantitatively determining protein, comprising the steps of:(a) providing a sample of the protein in an aqueous medium;(b) providing an aqueous medium having a pH in excess of 12 and comprising(i) a cupric salt and a pyridyl-azo dye; or(ii) a preformed cupric-pyridylazo dye complex;(c) combining the aqueous mediums of a) and b) thereby providing a color having an intensity which is inversely proportional to the amount of unreacted dye present in the combined mediums; and(d) determining the quantity of protein present in the sample colorimetrically.The method can be used with a multilayer dry analytical element.