Table 2.
Enzyme-linked immunoassay to monitor efficiency of capture of analyte, detection antibody and streptavidin-peroxidase (SA-perox.) per Figure 2. Assay volumes were 44 μl.
| sample | # anti-PSA beads | target molec. | # biot.-anti-PSA molec. added | # SA-perox. molec. added | OD452 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2*105 | 2*108 bio-PSA | none | 4*109 | 0.170 |
| 2 | 2*105 | supernatant of #1 after 1.5h | none | 4*109 | 0.044 |
| 3 | 2*105 | none | none | 4*109 | 0.052 |
| 4 | 2*105 | 2*108 PSA | 2*1010 | 4*109 | 0.181 |
| OD452 as function of number of SA-peroxidase molecules in solution | |||||
| 5 | 2*108 | 0.764 | |||
| 6 | 2*107 | 0.189 | |||
| 7 | 2*106 | 0.036 | |||