An economical single-sided antibody incubation method for Western blotting

J Virol Methods. 2010 Nov;169(2):409-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2010.07.026. Epub 2010 Aug 4.

Abstract

A simple, single-sided antibody method for incubating primary and secondary antibodies in Western blotting was developed, which generates significant savings on the use of antibodies. Compared with the conventional immersion technique for antibody incubation, the present economical single-sided antibody incubation method resulted in a saving of 80% of antibody use. Besides, the present incubation method did not compromise the Western blot results and was not affected by the expression levels of target proteins.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies / analysis*
  • Blotting, Western / economics*
  • Blotting, Western / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Antibodies