Chemiluminescence: applications for the clinical laboratory.
The chemical features and applications of chemiluminescence are reviewed, with special attention to bacterial and firefly bioluminescence and to uses of chemiluminescence in direct substrate assays, enzyme assays, solid-phase reactions, and immunoassays.
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods*; D002624:Chemistry, Clinical / Q000379:methods*; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000032:analysis; D004579:Electron Transport; D004798:Enzymes / Q000032:analysis*; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008156:Luciferases / Q000378:metabolism; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008165:Luminol / Q000378:metabolism; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010587:Phagocytosis
D004798:Enzymes; D004800:Enzymes, Immobilized; D009243:NAD; D009249:NADP; D008165:Luminol; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D008156:Luciferases