Specimen Requirements 1. Specimens should be extracted as soon as possible after collection, following the relevant literature. Experiments should be performed as soon as possible after extraction. If experiments cannot be performed immediately, specimens can be stored at -20°C, but repeated freeze-thaw cycles should be avoided. 2. Samples containing NaN3 cannot be assayed, as NaN3 inhibits horseradish peroxidase (HRP) activity. Procedure 1. Dilution of Standard: This kit provides one standard at full strength. Users can dilute the standard in a small test tube according to the following chart. 20ng/ml | Standard No. 5 | Add 150μl of original standard to 150μl of standard diluent | 10ng/ml | | Standard No. 4 | 150μl of Standard No. 5 was added to 150μl of Standard Diluent | 5ng/ml | Standard No. 3 | 150μl of Standard No. 4 was added to 150μl of Standard Diluent | 2.5ng/ml | Standard No. 2 | 150µl of Standard No. 3 was added to 150µl of Standard Diluent | 1.25ng/ml | Standard No. 1 | 150µl of Standard No. 3 was added to 150µl of Standard Diluent | 1.25ng/ml | Add 150 μl of Standard No. 2 to 150 μl of Standard Diluent. |
2. Sample Addition: Set up blank wells (blank control wells do not contain sample or enzyme-linked reagent; all other steps remain the same), standard wells, and test sample wells. Accurately add 50 μl of the standard to the enzyme-linked coated plate. First, add 40 μl of sample diluent to the test sample wells, followed by 10 μl of the test sample (final sample dilution is 5-fold). Add the sample to the bottom of the plate well, avoiding contact with the well walls. Gently shake to mix. 3. Incubation: Seal the plate with sealing film and incubate at 37°C for 30 minutes. 4. Preparation: Dilute the 30x concentrated wash buffer 30x with distilled water and set aside. 5. Wash: Carefully remove the sealing film, discard the liquid, spin dry, fill each well with wash buffer, let it sit for 30 seconds, then discard. Repeat this process 5 times and pat dry. 6. Add enzyme: Add 50µl of enzyme-labeled reagent to each well, excluding the blank well. 7. Incubation: Same as in 3. 8. Wash: Same as in 5. 9. Color development: First add 50µl of Color Developer A to each well, then add 50µl of Color Developer B. Gently shake to mix. Develop at 37°C in the dark for 10 minutes. 10. Stop: Add 50µl of Stop Buffer to each well to terminate the reaction (the blue color will immediately turn yellow). 11. Measurement: Use the blank well as the zero setting and measure the absorbance (OD value) of each well in sequence at a wavelength of 450nm. Measurements should be performed within 15 minutes after adding the stop solution. Calculation Use the concentration of the standard as the horizontal axis and the OD value as the vertical axis to draw a standard curve on graph paper. Based on the OD value of the sample, find the corresponding concentration from the standard curve; then multiply by the dilution factor. Alternatively, use the standard concentration and OD value to calculate the linear regression equation of the standard curve. Substitute the sample OD value into the equation to calculate the sample concentration. Multiply by the dilution factor to obtain the actual sample concentration. |