Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Inc.

Kazuhisa Kubotsu

Masaaki Kida

Sachiko Yamamoto

Yoshitsugu Sakata

Sachiko Goto

Isako Kitabata

A reagent composition comprising (a) liposomes encapsulating a marker therein, immobilizing a hapten on liposome membranes and having a size in the range of 100 to 500 nm in terms of mean particle size plus twice the standard derivation, and (b) an antibody to the hapten is effective for measuring human complement activity easily and precisely with excellent storage stability.

Process for measuring complement activity and reagent used therefor

Complement immunoassay using liposomes is improved by pretreatment of a sample solution before determination of analyte comprising acidifying or alkalinizing the sample solution, followed by changing the pH to about neutral so as to remove influences caused by interfering substances present in the sample.

Immunoassay using liposomes

Novel functionallized liposomes containing a high-molecular-weight amphiphilic compound such as LPS etc. as one of matrix material have a very high encapsulation efficiency and readily undergo lysis. Moreover, antigen, antibody, etc. can be immobilized on the liposomes efficiently with a sufficient binding rate by using the amphiphilic compound as a spacer.

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Amagasaki, Japan

Kazuhisa Kubotsu