title: Horseradish peroxidase: the analyst's friend.
abstract: HRP is a calcium-containing, extensively glycosylated, stable haemoprotein possessing four disulphide bridges and weighing 44 kDa. It is an oxidoreductase which can use a wide variety of hydrogen donors to reduce hydrogen peroxide. This gives rise to a range of colorimetric, fluorimetric, chemiluminescent and electrochemical assays for HRP activity. HRP is very widely used as an indicator in immunoassays, non-isotopic DNA probes, cytochemistry, bi-enzyme systems and biosensors. This is owing to its stability, high catalytic rates, ease of conjugation to other molecules and wide choice of assays of activity.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Dublin City University, Republic of Ireland.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Fágáin
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D007202:Indicators and Reagents
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase