ELISA

Biology Assay / Lab Protocols Complexity: high

Description

Sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: a plate-bound capture antibody traps the analyte, an enzyme-conjugated detection antibody and substrate generate colour, and absorbance is read against a cutoff to call the result.

Process Flowchart

graph TD N1["Capture antibody"] N2["Sample antigen"] N3["Microtiter plate"] N4["Coat plate, 4C overnight"] N5["Block with BSA"] N6["Add sample; incubate"] N7["Wash unbound"] N8["Enzyme-conj. detection Ab"] N9["Wash; add TMB substrate"] N10["Stop; read OD450"] N11{"OD above cutoff?"} N12["Analyte quantified"] N13["Reported negative"] N1 --> N4 N3 --> N4 N4 --> N5 N5 --> N6 N2 --> N6 N6 --> N7 N7 --> N8 N8 --> N9 N9 --> N10 N10 --> N11 N11 -->|yes| N12 N11 -->|no| N13 style N1 fill:#ff6b6b,color:#fff style N2 fill:#ff6b6b,color:#fff style N3 fill:#ffd43b,color:#000 style N4 fill:#51cf66,color:#fff style N5 fill:#51cf66,color:#fff style N6 fill:#51cf66,color:#fff style N7 fill:#51cf66,color:#fff style N8 fill:#51cf66,color:#fff style N9 fill:#51cf66,color:#fff style N10 fill:#74c0fc,color:#fff style N11 fill:#74c0fc,color:#fff style N12 fill:#b197fc,color:#fff style N13 fill:#b197fc,color:#fff

Node provenance

Each step below is grounded in a cited source (hover a citation for the full title).

StepRoleSource
Capture antibodyTriggers & InputsEngvall, E. et al. 1971
Sample antigenTriggers & InputsLequin, R. M. 2005
Microtiter plateStructures & ObjectsCrowther, J. R. 2009
Coat plate, 4C overnightProcessing & OperationsCrowther, J. R. 2009
Block with BSAProcessing & OperationsCrowther, J. R. 2009
Add sample; incubateProcessing & OperationsEngvall, E. et al. 1971
Wash unboundProcessing & OperationsCrowther, J. R. 2009
Enzyme-conj. detection AbProcessing & OperationsEngvall, E. et al. 1971
Wash; add TMB substrateProcessing & OperationsLequin, R. M. 2005
Stop; read OD450Intermediates & StatesLequin, R. M. 2005
OD above cutoff?Intermediates & StatesLequin, R. M. 2005
Analyte quantifiedProducts & OutputsEngvall, E. et al. 1971
Reported negativeProducts & OutputsLequin, R. M. 2005

🎨 Color Scheme (5-Color System)

Red
Triggers & Inputs
Yellow
Structures & Objects
Green
Processing & Operations
Blue
Intermediates & States
Violet
Products & Outputs

Process Statistics

  • Nodes: 13
  • Edges: 12
  • Conditionals: 1
  • AND Gates: 2
  • OR Gates: 1
  • Total Gates: 3

Keywords

  • elisa
  • immunoassay
  • antibody
  • absorbance
  • antigen

Sources & References