Abstract
A novel enzyme-linked immunoassay employing a partitioning chromophore was developed. The assay system consisted of an aqueous phase and an immiscible organic solvent. Antigen-antibody interaction was indicated by transfer of a chromogenic indicator from the aqueous phase to an organic layer. The indicator employed was a water-soluble phosphate ester of phenylazophenol. Hydrolysis of the ester by acid or alkaline phosphatase produced a water-insoluble phenol that partitioned into toluene. The enzyme employed in this assay format can be covalently linked to antibody or a specific antibody for the phosphatase can be used. Phase change immunoassays were developed for the measurement of alkaline phosphatase, human IgG in whole blood, and the human tumor marker prostatic acid phosphatase. Solid supports of small polystyrene latex particles and Sephadex were employed.
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