Effective method for synthetic peptide immobilization that increases the sensitivity and specificity of ELISA procedures

J Immunol Methods. 1992 Aug 30;153(1-2):229-33. doi: 10.1016/0022-1759(92)90326-o.

Abstract

A procedure is described for the immobilization of synthetic peptide antigens on a plastic solid phase for performing ELISA. The use of a streptavidin-biotinylated peptide system for coating microplates with peptide antigen markedly increased both the sensitivity and the specificity compared to a standard ELISA based on synthetic peptides. The procedure was used for the detection of HIV-1-specific antibodies.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay*
  • HIV Antibodies / analysis
  • HIV Seropositivity / immunology
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data

Substances

  • HIV Antibodies