Principle of Assay
beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb ELISA Kit (A2150) employs the competitive enzyme immunoassay technique for the quantitative measurement of beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb in serum, plasma, tissue homogenates or other biological fluids. The 96-well microtiter plate has been pre-coated with beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb antigen. During the incubation, beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb present in the samples or standards competes with the fixed amount of immobilized beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb for binding sites on the Biotinylated Anti-beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb Antibody. The more beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb present in a sample or standard, the less Biotinylated Anti-beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb Antibody that binds to the plate. Following incubation, unbound Biotinylated Anti-beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb Antibody is removed by washing, and an HRP-Avidin conjugate is added to the wells and the microtiter plate is incubated. Following incubation and washing, TMB substrate solution is then used to visualize the HRP enzymatic reaction by catalysis to produce a blue-coloured product that changes to yellow after addition of acidic stop solution. The density of yellow is inversely proportional to the amount of beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb present in each sample or standard. The concentration of beta Hydroxybutyric Acid/Ohb can then be calculated by reading the O.D. absorbance at 450nm in a microplate reader and referring to the standard curve.