Fluorescence immunoassay using water insoluble dyes
First Claim
1. A method for determining an unknown quantity of an analyte in a liquid comprising:
- (a) contacting a solid support having affixed thereto an antianalyte specific for an analyte with a liquid suspected of containing said analyte and with a tracer comprising a sac with aqueous and nonaqueous portions, said sac including a substantially water insoluble fluorescent lanthanide chelate occluded substantially in the nonaqueous portion of said sac whereby said analyte binds to said antianalyte and said tracer binds to one of said analyte and said antianalyte to give a bound fraction on said support;
(b) separating said support having bound fraction thereon from said liquid, said bound fraction including an intact sac with said lanthanide chelate therein;
(c) exciting lanthanide chelate in said intact sac by applying electromagnetic radiation thereto;
(d) detecting fluorescence from said lanthanide chelate; and
(e) determining the quantity of said analyte in said liquid by comparing the magnitude of said fluorescence with the magnitude of fluorescence established for a known quantity of the analyte.
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Abstract
In a method for fluorescence immunoassay of an analyte, an antianalyte attached to the surface of a solid support is contacted with the analyte and a tracer which includes a substantially water insoluble fluorescent dye occluded in the nonaqueous portion of a sac. After binding reactions involving the antianalyte, analyte and tracer, the solid support is separated, excitation light is applied and fluorescence from dye in intact sacs bound to the solid support is measured and compared to fluorescence measured when known quantities of analyte are assayed. The invention includes a kit of materials useful in performing an immunoassay in accordance with the method of the invention.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for determining an unknown quantity of an analyte in a liquid comprising:
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(a) contacting a solid support having affixed thereto an antianalyte specific for an analyte with a liquid suspected of containing said analyte and with a tracer comprising a sac with aqueous and nonaqueous portions, said sac including a substantially water insoluble fluorescent lanthanide chelate occluded substantially in the nonaqueous portion of said sac whereby said analyte binds to said antianalyte and said tracer binds to one of said analyte and said antianalyte to give a bound fraction on said support; (b) separating said support having bound fraction thereon from said liquid, said bound fraction including an intact sac with said lanthanide chelate therein; (c) exciting lanthanide chelate in said intact sac by applying electromagnetic radiation thereto; (d) detecting fluorescence from said lanthanide chelate; and (e) determining the quantity of said analyte in said liquid by comparing the magnitude of said fluorescence with the magnitude of fluorescence established for a known quantity of the analyte. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. The method in accordance with claim 10 further comprising exciting said water soluble dye and detecting fluorescence from said water soluble dye.
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11. A method for determining an unknown quantity of analyte present in a liquid sample comprising:
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(a) preparing a mixture by contacting an antianalyte attached to the surface of a solid support with a liquid containing an unknown quantity of an analyte and a tracer, said tracer comprising a liposome occluding a substantially water insoluble fluorescent lanthanide chelate substantially in the lipid portion thereof, said liposome being conjugated to one of said analyte and a ligand specific to said analyte; (b) incubating said mixture to give a bound fraction on sad support; (c) separating said support having bound fraction thereon from said mixture, said bound fraction including an intact liposome with said chelate therein; (d) exciting chelate in said intact liposome by applying electromagnetic radiation thereto; (e) detecting time resolved fluorescence from said chelate; and (f) determining the quantity of said analyte in said sample by comparing the magnitude of said fluorescence with the magnitude of fluorescence detected when a mixture containing a known quantity of said analyte is determined in accordance with steps (a) to (e). - View Dependent Claims (12)
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- 13. A kit of materials for performing an assay for an unknown quantity of an analyte in a liquid comprising (1) a solid support having attached thereto an antianalyte specific to an analyte and (2) a tracer for said analyte, said tracer comprising a substantially water insoluble fluorescent lanthanide chelate occluded in a nonaqueous portion of a sac having aqueous and nonaqueous portions, said tracer being conjugated to one of said analyte and a ligand specific to said analyte.
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