immunoassay

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A ligand-binding @A00470@ that uses a specific @A00394@ or @A00384@, capable of binding to the analyte, to identify and quantify substances. The @A00384@ can be linked to a radiosotope (@R05105@, RIA), or to an @E02159@ which catalyses an easily monitored reaction (enzyme-linked immunosorbent @A00470@, ELISA), or to a highly fluorescent compound by which the location of an @A00394@ can be visualized (immunofluorescene).
Sources:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 157 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. (Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 2520 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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