Patent ID: 8076092
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A specific binding assay for detecting an analyte in a sample containing or suspected to contain the analyte, the assay comprising: a solid support having immobilized thereon a chemiluminescent compound and a first specific binding partner for the analyte; and an activator compound conjugate that includes an activator compound conjugated to a second specific binding partner; and wherein specific binding of the activator compound conjugate to the analyte bound to the first specific binding partner brings the activator compound conjugate in operable proximity to the immobilized chemiluminescent compound, or wherein specific binding of the activator compound conjugate to the first specific binding partner brings the activator compound conjugate in operable proximity to the immobilized chemiluminescent compound; and wherein adding a trigger solution produces chemiluminescence proportional to the amount of the activator compound conjugate in operable proximity to the immobilized chemiluminescent compound for detecting the presence, location, or amount of the analyte in the sample.