Description
Principle of the assay: NRG-1alpha ELISA kit applies the quantitative sandwich enzyme immunoassay technique. The microtiter plate has been pre-coated with a monoclonal antibody specific for NRG-1alpha. Standards or samples are then added to the microtiter plate wells and NRG-1alpha if present, will bind to the antibody pre-coated wells. In order to quantitatively determine the amount of NRG-1alpha present in the sample, a standardized preparation of horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated polyclonal antibody, specific for NRG-1alpha are added to each well to "sandwich" the NRG-1alpha immobilized on the plate. The microtiter plate undergoes incubation, and then the wells are thoroughly washed to remove all unbound components. Next, substrate solutions are added to each well. The enzyme (HRP) and substrate are allowed to react over a short incubation period. Only those wells that contain NRG-1alpha and enzyme-conjugated antibody will exhibit a change in color. The enzyme-substrate reaction is terminated by addition of a sulphuric acid solution and the color change is measured spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 450 nm. A standard curve is plotted relating the intensity of the color (O.D.) to the concentration of standards. The NRG-1alpha concentration in each sample is interpolated from this standard curve