title: [Studies of enzyme-linked immunoassay for testosterone using penicillinase as label].
abstract: An enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA) for testosterone was developed based on penicillinase as the marker enzyme. The assay proposed requires a conjugate containing penicillinase as the enzymatic component, penicillin Vas substrate and an iodine-starch reagent as the chromogenic component. The binding of conjugate molecules results in the transition of the iodic complex from dark blue to colourless. delta A (the difference between the blank and the testosterone) vs log C was linear over the range 10(-7) - 10(-2)mg/ml (r = 0.9969), with a limit of detection 25 pg per disc. The CVs of day to day and within day for plasma testosterone were < 3.3% and 5.9%, respectively. There was a good correlation between the values obtained by EIA and radioimmunoassay (r = 0.937).
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010405:Penicillinase; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D010405:Penicillinase