ELISA
Introduction to Elisa: Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay, or ELISA, is a biochemical technique used mainly in immunology to
detect the presence of an antibody or an antigen in a sample. The ELISA has been used as a diagnostic tool in medicine and plant pathology,
as well as a quality control check in various industries. In simple terms, in ELISA an unknown amount of antigen is affixed to a surface,
and then a specific antibody is washed over the surface so that it can bind the antigen. This antibody is linked to an enzyme, and
in the final step a substance is added that the enzyme can convert to some detectable signal. Thus in the case of fluorescence ELISA,
when light is shone upon the sample, any antigen/antibody complexes will fluoresce so that the amount of antigen in the sample can
be measured.
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