Bovine IgG DuoSet ELISA

GENERAL ELISA PROTOCOL

Plate Preparation

1. Dilute the Capture Antibody to the working concentration in PBS without carrier protein. Immediately coat a 96-well microplate with 150 μL per well of the diluted Capture Antibody. Seal the plate and incubate overnight at room temperature.
2. Aspirate each well and wash with Wash Buffer, repeating the process two times for a total of three washes. Wash by filling each well with Wash Buffer (400 μL) using a squirt bottle, manifold dispenser, or autowasher. Complete removal of liquid at each step is essential for good performance. After the last wash, remove any remaining Wash Buffer by aspirating or by inverting the plate and blotting it against clean paper towels.
3. Block plates by adding 300 μL of Reagent Diluent to each well. Incubate at room temperature for a minimum of 1 hour.
4. Repeat the aspiration/wash as in step 2. The plates are now ready for sample addition.

Assay Procedure

1. Dilute the Detection Antibody to the working concentration specified on the vial label using Reagent Diluent. Prepare only as much Detection Antibody as required for each assay.
2. Add 50 μL of sample or standards in Reagent Diluent, or an appropriate diluent, per well (Proceed to step 3 without washing).
3. Add 100 μL of the prepared Detection Antibody to all wells containing standards, samples, and blanks. Cover with an adhesive strip, and incubate 2 hours at room temperature on a horizontal orbital microplate shaker (0.12” orbit) set at 500 ± 50 rpm.
4. Repeat the aspiration/wash as in step 2 of Plate Preparation.
5. Add 150 μL of Substrate Solution to each well. Incubate for 20 minutes at room temperature on the benchtop. Avoid placing the plate in direct light.
6. Add 50 μL of Stop Solution to each well. Gently tap the plate to ensure thorough mixing.
7. Determine the optical density of each well immediately, using a microplate reader set to 450 nm. If wavelength correction is available, set to 540 nm or 570 nm. If wavelength correction is not available, subtract readings at 540 nm or 570 nm from the readings at 450 nm. This subtraction will correct for optical imperfections in the plate. Readings made directly at 450 nm without correction may be higher and less accurate.