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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1987
J Michael Quante, Durham, NC (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for enzyme immunoassay includes contacting under binding conditions a liquid suspected of containing an analyte, an antianalyte and a tracer having conjugated thereto delta 5-3-ketosteroid isomerase. A bound fraction is separated from the liquid and incubated in a second liquid with a delta 5-3-ketosteroid substrate. Isomerase on the bound fraction converts the substrate to the corresponding delta 4-3-ketosteroid. A tetrazolium salt and a base are added. Unconverted delta 5-3-ketosteroid reduces the tetrazolium salt to a formazan which imparts a color to the liquid. A signal associated with the color may be used to detect or to measure the concentration of the analyte in the liquid. The invention includes a kit of materials useful in performing the assay of the invention.