Reagent Preparation Sheet.

Conjugated-Streptavidin horse radish peroxidase

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  1. Hazard Assessment

    To protect yourself from any possible hazards associated with this task wear eye protection. You should also wear latex, nitrile, or vinyl gloves and a lab coat with long sleeves. To protect your legs and feet wear closed shoes and long trowsers. Do not wear sandles, shorts or a short skirt. Wash your hands before eating and when leaving the laboratory. You should review the MSDS for any chemical used in this procedure. In case of a spill with a toxic chemical remove all contaminated clothing and wash affected areas with copious quantities of water. Check location of the nearest safety shower. Eyes should be washed copiously for 15 minutes.

  2. Reagent
    Peroxidase-conjugated Streptavidin

  3. Purpose of reagent
    Streptavidin is a protein derived from Streptomyces avidinii. Streptavidin binds biotin (vitamin B7) in one of the strongest non-covalent interactions known.

    The HorseRadish Peroxidase enzyme is made visible when it catalyzes oxidation of a substrate by hydrogen peroxide. Substrates are chosen which change color on oxidation, and the presence of the HRP or an HRP-conjugate can then be detected by spectrophotometry. In this case the HRP is conjugated to Avidin, which binds to the biotin on MAB211p, which is the monoclonal antibody binding specific epitopes on SeM.

    The substrate used in the SeM ELISA protocol is tetramethylbenzidine (TMB). When oxidized by HRP it turns blue (read absorbance at 650 nm), but following stopping the reaction using 0.6 N HCL, it turns yellow (read absorbance at 450 nm)

  4. Reconstituted vial and storage
    Add 1.0 mL dH2O to 1 vial (1.0 mg) freeze dried powder ____ (1 mg/ml)
    Centrifuge product if not clear ____
    Store at 2-8 C ____
    Label vial "exp" followed by date 6 weeks in the future____

  5. To prepare a working dilution

    Should be done fresh each day:

    Dilution0.1 ug/mL1 ug/mL*2 ug/mL
    Check dilution used____ ____ ____
    Final "Dilution"1:100,000 1:10,000* 1:5,000
    Peroxidase-HRP stock diluted 1:10 (1 mg/mL)1 uL 10 ul*20 ul
    Volume of wash buffer (0.15M PBS, 0.05% tween 20)10 mL 10 mL*10 mL

    *This is the dilution specified in the SeM ELISA Protocol.

  6. Comments

    HRP-Streptavidin provides more technical details.

    Ordering Information:

    www.jacksonimmuno.com

    Jackson Immunoresearch, Peroxidase-conjugated streptavidin, 1.0 mg as freeze-dried powder. The catalog # is 016-030-084.

    TMB provides more detailed technical information

    Ordering Information:

    www.surmodics.com

    TMB One Component HRP Microwell Substrate # 1000-01 TMBW 100mL