Technique
- Combine a sample suspected of containing the drug of interest with a solution containing a known concentration of antibody and the enzyme substrate.
- After a short period (usually less than a minute) to allow binding, add a known concentration of the conjugate.
- Measure the rate of appearance of color or fluorescence.
- Determine the drug concentration by comparing the observed rate to the rates produced by known concentrations of the drug.
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