Invitrogen™ Human IL-18 ELISA Kit

Includes

Aluminium pouch(es) with a Microwell Plate coated with monoclonal antibody to human IL-18
Biotin-Conjugate anti-human IL-18 monoclonal antibody
Streptavidin-HRP
Human IL-18 Standard lyophilized, 10ng/mL upon reconstitution
Control high, lyophilized
Control low, lyophilized
Sample Diluent
Assay Buffer Concentrate 20x (PBS with 1% Tween 20 and 10% BSA)
Wash Buffer Concentrate 20x (PBS with 1% Tween 20)
Substrate Solution (tetramethyl-benzidine)
Stop Solution (1M Phosphoric acid)
Blue-Dye
Green-Dye
Red-Dye
Adhesive Films

ELISA

The Human Interleukin-18 (Hu IL-18) ELISA quantitates Hu IL-18 in human serum, plasma, buffered solution, or cell culture medium. The assay will exclusively recognize both natural and recombinant Hu IL-18. Principle of the method The Human IL-18 solid-phase sandwich ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) is designed to measure the amount of the target bound between a matched antibody pair. A target-specific antibody has been pre-coated in the wells of the supplied microplate. Samples, standards, or controls are then added into these wells and bind to the immobilized (capture) antibody. The sandwich is formed by the addition of the second (detector) antibody, a substrate solution is added that reacts with the enzyme-antibody-target complex to produce measurable signal. The intensity of this signal is directly proportional to the concentration of target present in the original specimen. Rigorous validation Each manufactured lot of this ELISA kit is quality tested for criteria such as sensitivity, specificity, precision, and lot-to-lot consistency. See manual for more information on validation.