title: A highly sensitive and specific sandwich enzyme immunoassay for water soluble A and B substances.
abstract: A highly sensitive and specific sandwich enzyme immunoassay for water soluble A and B substances is described. An affinity-purified rabbit anti-A IgG-coated polystyrene ball was incubated with water soluble A substance and subsequently with affinity-purified rabbit anti-A IgG-horseradish peroxidase conjugate. In addition, an affinity-purified goat anti-B IgG-coated polystyrene ball was incubated with water soluble B substance and subsequently with affinity-purified goat anti-B IgG-horseradish peroxidase conjugate. Peroxidase activity bound to the polystyrene balls was assayed by fluorimetry. The detection limits of artificial A and B antigens (synthetic A and B trisaccharides coupled to bovine serum albumin) were both 0.1 fmol/tube, which were 30- and 300-fold lower, respectively, than those by the hemagglutination inhibition method. In addition, A and B substances in secretor saliva could also be measured 3- to 10-fold and 100- to 1,000-fold more sensitively, respectively, by the present method than by the hemagglutination inhibition method.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yukawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahama
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000818:Animals; D006041:Goats; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011817:Rabbits; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D014867:Water