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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1981
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1979
Jean C Nicolas, Montpellier, FR;
Beatrice Terouanne, Montpellier, FR;
Bernard Descomps, Montpellier, FR;
Andre C De Paulet, Montpellier, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a novel enzymatic labelling agent for immunoenzymatic assays. The labelling agent is .DELTA..sub.5, 3-keto-steroid isomerase. The enzymatic activity bound to the antibody can be revealed advantageously by: (1) direct reading on the supernatent liquor or on the cake obtained by precipitation by means of a solvent, such as polyethylene glycol, with the use of soluble antibodies; (2) reading in solution after liberation of the enzyme from the antigen-antibody complex by a reducing agent, such as dithiotreitol; (3) immediate reading after filtration of a substrate solution on the insolubilized antibody-antigen-enzyme complex. The method can be used for immunoenzymatic assays automatically on substances present in very low concentrations, such as hypophysial hormones and plasmatic steroids.