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Method for measuring antigen concentration

US5981199A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 1996
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/6857
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention provides a method for measuring an antigen concentration in a sample, which comprises: preparing VH-domain polypeptide and VL-domain polypeptide of an antibody specific to the antigen; labeling one of the polypeptides with a reporter molecule to form labeled polypeptides, and immobilizing the other polypeptides onto solid-phase to form immobilized polypeptides; contacting the antigen-containing sample and the labeled polypeptides with the solid-phase; and measuring the reporter molecule of the labeled polypeptides bound to the immobilized polypeptides. The present invention permits simpler and quicker sandwich ELISA for measurements of an antigen concentration in high sensitivity.

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