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enzyme-linked antibody

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A processed material that is comprised of an antibody that is covalently linked to an enzyme through bioconjugation. The enzyme can be used as a detection method when the enzyme's reaction produces a detectable signal, for example a color change when the substrate is added.

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enzyme-linked antibody

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enzyme-linked antibody

example of usage

Goat anti-Mouse IgG-HRP (horse radish peroxidase) is an antibody linked to the enzyme horseradish peroxidase (HRP) that catalyzes the conversion of chromogenic substrates into colored products producing light when acting on chemiluminescent substrates (ECL).

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000125

term editor

Bjoern Peters, Randi Vita, James A. Overton