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
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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).
| Step | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Capture antibody | Triggers & Inputs | Engvall, E. et al. 1971 |
| Sample antigen | Triggers & Inputs | Lequin, R. M. 2005 |
| Microtiter plate | Structures & Objects | Crowther, J. R. 2009 |
| Coat plate, 4C overnight | Processing & Operations | Crowther, J. R. 2009 |
| Block with BSA | Processing & Operations | Crowther, J. R. 2009 |
| Add sample; incubate | Processing & Operations | Engvall, E. et al. 1971 |
| Wash unbound | Processing & Operations | Crowther, J. R. 2009 |
| Enzyme-conj. detection Ab | Processing & Operations | Engvall, E. et al. 1971 |
| Wash; add TMB substrate | Processing & Operations | Lequin, R. M. 2005 |
| Stop; read OD450 | Intermediates & States | Lequin, R. M. 2005 |
| OD above cutoff? | Intermediates & States | Lequin, R. M. 2005 |
| Analyte quantified | Products & Outputs | Engvall, E. et al. 1971 |
| Reported negative | Products & Outputs | Lequin, R. M. 2005 |
🎨 Color Scheme (5-Color System)
Red
Triggers & Inputs
Triggers & Inputs
Yellow
Structures & Objects
Structures & Objects
Green
Processing & Operations
Processing & Operations
Blue
Intermediates & States
Intermediates & States
Violet
Products & Outputs
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
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Quantitative assay of immunoglobulin G
Engvall, E.; Perlmann, P. , Immunochemistry (1971)
DOI: 10.1016/0019-2791(71)90454-X -
Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)/enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Lequin, R. M. , Clinical Chemistry (2005)
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.051532 -
The ELISA Guidebook (Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 516)
Crowther, J. R. , Humana Press (2009)
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-254-4