Principle of Assay
Rat Ferritin Heavy Chain ELISA Kit (A79998) is a 4 hour sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (sELISA) designed for the in vitro quantitative determination of rat Ferritin Heavy Chain in serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, and other biological fluids. A 96-well microtiter plate has been pre-coated with an antibody specific for Ferritin Heavy Chain. Standards and samples are added to the wells, where Ferritin Heavy Chain binds to the immobilized capture antibody. Following incubation, unbound components are removed by washing and a biotinylated detection antibody specific for Ferritin Heavy Chain is added to the wells. The detection antibody binds the captured Ferritin Heavy Chain 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 Ferritin Heavy Chain captured in each well. The concentration of Ferritin Heavy Chain is calculated by reading the absorbance at 450 nm and comparing the values with the standard curve.