Principle of Assay
Human Thymidylate Synthase ELISA Kit (A247396) is a 4 hour sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (sELISA) designed for the in vitro quantitative determination of human Thymidylate Synthase in serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, and other biological fluids. A 96-well microtiter plate has been pre-coated with an antibody specific for Thymidylate Synthase. Standards and samples are added to the wells, where Thymidylate Synthase binds to the immobilized capture antibody. Following incubation, unbound components are removed by washing and a biotinylated detection antibody specific for Thymidylate Synthase is added to the wells. The detection antibody binds the captured Thymidylate Synthase to form an antibody-antigen-antibody sandwich complex. After further incubation and washing, HRP-Streptavidin conjugate is added to the wells. TMB substrate solution is then added to visualize the HRP enzymatic reaction. This produces a blue-coloured product that changes to yellow following addition of acidic stop solution. The intensity of the yellow colour is directly proportional to the amount of Thymidylate Synthase captured in each well. The concentration of Thymidylate Synthase is calculated by reading the absorbance at 450 nm and comparing the values with the standard curve.