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A fast, non-equilibrium enzyme-linked flow-injection immunoassay (FIIA) system using an immobilized secondary-antibody reactor is described. The assay method is based on the competition between the enzyme-labeled antigen and analyte (unlabeled antigen) for a limited amount of soluble primary-antibody binding sites. This mixture is then introduced via flow-injection into the secondaryantibody reactor. The reactor bound enzyme activity, as measured by flowing an appropriate substrate solution through the reactor, is inversely proportional to the concentration of free analyte in the sample. By using non-equilibrium conditions, a single assay takes a total time of 13 min or less including regeneration of the reactor. To illustrate the application of this system, theophylline and insulin were chosen as model hapten and macromolecule analytes, respectively. Preliminary studies suggest that the new FIIA system is suitable for determining theophylline in serum with acceptable accuracy and precision.
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Lee, I.H., Meyerhoff, M.E. Enzyme-linked flow-injection immunoassay using immobilized secondary antibodies. Mikrochim Acta 96, 207–221 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01236105
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