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Homogeneous Time-resolved Förster Resonance Energy Transfer-based Assay for Detection of Insulin Secretion
Published on: May 10, 2018
Highly efficient förster resonance energy transfer in a fast, serum-compatible immunoassay
Thomas Kreisig1, Ralf Hoffmann, Thole Zuchner
1Institute of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Universität Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Abstract:
Highly efficient FRET leads to important enhancements for homogeneous immunoassays. By using the novel phosphorescent dye EuLH and BHQ-10 as a donor-acceptor pair, the FRET efficiency increases to >99.5 %, leading to significantly improved signal-to-background ratio, precision and linear range. The phosphorescence detection enabled full compatibility to serum samples for this fast-responding immunoassay.

