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1. solution for next day use Mix well VI ASSAY PROCEDURE 1 2 3 Bring all reagents and samples to room temperature 18 25 C before use It is recommended that all standards and samples be run at least in duplicate Label removable 8 well strips as appropriate for your experiment Add 100 ul of each standard see Reagent Preparation step 3 and sample into appropriate wells Cover well and incubate for 2 5 hours at room temperature or over night at 4 C with gentle shaking Discard the solution and wash 4 times with 1X Wash Solution Wash by filling each well with Wash Buffer 300 ul using a multi channel Pipette or autowasher Complete removal of liquid at each step is essential to good performance After the last wash remove any remaining Wash Buffer by aspirating or decanting Invert the plate and blot it against clean paper towels 5 Add 100 ul of 1X prepared biotinylated antibody Reagent Preparation step 6 to each well Incubate for 1 hour at room temperature with gentle shaking 6 Discard the solution Repeat the wash as in step 4 7 Add 100 ul of prepared Streptavidin solution see Reagent Preparation step 7 to each well Incubate for 45 minutes at room temperature with gentle shaking 8 Discard the solution Repeat the wash as in step 4 9 Add 100 ul of TMB One Step Substrate Reagent Item H to each well Incubate for 30 minutes at room temperature in the dark with gentle shaking 10 Add 50 ul2. RayBio Feline IL 4 ELISA Kit Catalog ELF IL4 User Manual Last revised December 7 2015 Caution Extraordinarily useful information enclosed The protein array pioneer Ke RayBiotech ISO 13485 Certified 3607 Parkway Lane Suite 100 Norcross GA 30092 Tel 1 888 494 8555 Toll Free or 770 729 2992 Fax 770 206 2393 Web www RayBiotech com Email info raybiotech com RayBiotech Inc RayBio Feline IL 4 ELISA Kit Protocol Table of Contents Pose invest Cd sensed essere Cd V Additional Materials Required Reagent Preparation VI Assay Procedure VII Assay Procedure Summary Calculation of Results A Typical Data B Sensitivity EEE C Spiking amp Recovery D Linearity E Reproducibility Specificity Troubleshooting Guide 11 0 WMO N on A A TB ol o ae Please read the entire manual carefully before starting your experiment Il INTRODUCTION The RayBio Feline IL 4 ELISA kit is an in vitro enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitative measurement of feline IL 4 in serum plasma and cell culture supernatants This assay employs an antibody specific for feline IL 4 coated on a 96 well plate Standards and samples are pipetted into the wells and IL 4 present in a sample is bound to the wells by the immobilized antibody The wells are washed and biotinylated anti feline IL 4 antibody is added After washing away unbound biotinylated antibody HRP con
3. X concentrated buffer 1 month at 4 C Return unused wells to the pouch containing desiccant pack reseal along entire edge ADDITIONAL MATERIALS REQUIRED Microplate reader capable of measuring absorbance at 450 nm Precision pipettes to deliver 2 ul to 1 ml volumes Adjustable 1 25 ml pipettes for reagent preparation 100 ml and 1 liter graduated cylinders Absorbent paper Distilled or deionized water Log log graph paper or computer and software for ELISA data analysis Tubes to prepare standard or sample dilutions lt ONOnNRWOND V REAGENT PREPARATION 1 2 Bring all reagents and samples to room temperature 18 25 C before use Assay Diluent Item E2 should be diluted 5 fold with deionized or distilled water before use Sample dilution 1X Assay Diluent Item E2 should be used for dilution of serum plasma and cell culture supernatant samples The suggested dilution for normal serum plasma is 2 fold Note Levels of IL 4 may vary between different samples Optimal dilution factors for each sample must be determined by the investigator Preparation of standard Briefly spin a vial of Item C Add 500 ul of 1X Assay Diluent Item E2 Assay Diluent should be diluted 5 fold with deionized or distilled water before use into Item C vial to prepare an 80 ng ml standard Dissolve the powder thoroughly by a gentle mix Pipette 300 ul of 1X Assay Diluent into each tube Use
4. ghly Ensure sufficient incubation time assay procedure step 2 may be done overnight Check pipettes and ensure correct preparation Check pipettes Remove bubbles in wells Review the manual for proper wash If using a plate washer ensure that all ports are unobstructed Make fresh wash buffer Store your standard at lt 70 C after reconstitution others at 4 C Keep substrate solution protected from light e Add stop solution to each well before reading plate RayBio ELISA Kits Over 2 000 ELISA kits available visit www RayBiotech com ELISA Kits html for details This product is for research use only 2015 RayBiotech Inc
5. jugated streptavidin is pipetted to the wells The wells are again washed a TMB substrate solution is added to the wells and color develops in proportion to the amount of IL 4 bound The Stop Solution changes the color from blue to yellow and the intensity of the color is measured at 450 nm ll STORAGE The entire kit may be stored at 20 C for up to 1 year from the date of shipment Avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles The kit may be stored at 4 C for up to 6 months For extended storage it is recommended to store at 80 C For prepared reagent storage see table below lil REAGENTS Size Description Storage Saoi Stability IL 4 4 Microplate tem A Item A 4 wrote tema wells 12 rac x 8 wells coated with anti imonha month at aor Feline IL n Ween Burer ee 25 ml 25 mi of 20x concentrated soln 20X concentrated solution 1 month at months ee Item B Standard Protein temo Standard Protein temo Item C 2 vials of Feline IL 4 1 vial is oe to run each 1 jt wookat 20 at jt wookat 20 standard in oe oe pee IL 4 Item 2 vials of ee ea anti Feline IL 4 Each vial is 5 5 Sdaysata at 4 Sdaysata a ea to assay half the microplate HRP T T 200 ee R 500X concentrated HRP conjugated a not store and Concentrate ee G ee R a TMB One Step Substrate 12 ml of 3 3 5 5 tetramethylbenzidine TMB i Reagent Item H buffer solution Stop Solution Item 1 8 ml of 0 2 M sulfuric acid acon Assay Diluent Item E2 15 ml of 5
6. lank diluent buffer C SPIKING amp RECOVERY Recovery was determined by spiking various levels of Feline php echo IL 4 into the sample types listed below Mean recoveries are as follows Sample Type Average Recovery Range Serum 126 7 109 143 Plasma 115 2 107 124 Cell culture media 86 89 77 91 D LINEARITY Sample Type Serum Plasma Cell Culture Media 1 2 Average ofExpected 108 3 124 2 112 3 Range 101 116 121 129 107 117 1 4 Average ofExpected 115 0 133 1 107 0 Range 103 127 122 145 94 120 E REPRODUCIBILITY Intra Assay CV lt 10 Inter Assay CV lt 12 IX SPECIFICITY This ELISA kit detects feline IL4 Less than 0 2 cross reactivity with recombinant human IL 4 recombinant mouse IL 4 recombinant rat IL 4 recombinant cotton rat IL4 recombinant porcine IL 4 and recombinant canine IL4 is observed in this pair antibody X TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Inaccurate pipetting Improper standard dilution Improper preparation of standard and or biotinylated antibody Too brief incubation times Inadequate reagent volumes or improper dilution Low signal e Inaccurate pipetting Air bubbles in wells Plate is insufficiently washed Contaminated wash buffer e Improper storage of the ELISA kit e Stop solution Low sensitivity e Check pipettes Briefly centrifuge Item C and dissolve the powder thoroughly by gently mixing Briefly spin down vials before opening Dissolve the powder thorou
7. of Stop Solution Item I to each well Read at 450 nm immediately V I ASSAY PROCEDURE SUMMARY 1 Prepare all reagents samples and standards as instructed 2 Add 100 ul standard or sample to each well Incubate 2 5 hours at room temperature or over night at 4 C 3 Add 100 ul prepared biotin antibody to each well Incubate 1 hour at room temperature 4 Add 100 ul prepared Streptavidin solution Incubate 45 minutes at room temperature 5 Add 100 ul TMB One Step Substrate Reagent to each well Incubate 30 minutes at room temperature 6 Add 50 ul Stop Solution to each well Read at 450 nm immediately Vill CALCULATION OF RESULTS Calculate the mean absorbance for each set of duplicate standards controls and samples and subtract the average zero standard optical density Plot the standard curve on log log graph paper or using Sigma plot software with standard concentration on the x axis and absorbance on the y axis Draw the best fit straight line through the standard points A TYPICAL DATA These standard curves are for demonstration only A standard curve must be run with each assay Assay Diluent OD 450 nm 0 1 0 01 0 1 1 10 100 1 000 Feline IL 4 concentrations ng ml B SENSITIVITY The minimum detectable dose of Feline IL 4 was determined to be 0 3 ng ml Minimum detectable dose is defined as the analyte concentration resulting in an absorbance that is 2 standard deviations higher than that of the b
8. the stock standard solution to produce a dilution series shown below Mix each tube thoroughly before the next transfer 1X Assay Diluent serves as the zero standard 0 ng ml Standard Item C 7 7 7 7 7 500 7s A 200 rs 200 PAN 200 PAN 200ul 200p Hai Wee 32 12 80 5 120 2 050 0 820 0 330 0 aici ngm ngml ngml ngm ngml ngml ng ml 5 If the Wash Concentrate 20X Item B contains visible crystals warm to room temperature and mix gently until dissolved Dilute 20 ml of Wash Buffer Concentrate into deionized or distilled water to yield 400 ml of 1X Wash Buffer Briefly spin the Detection Antibody vial Item F before use Add 100 ul of 1X Assay Diluent Item E2 into the vial to prepare a detection antibody concentrate Pipette up and down to mix gently the concentrate can be stored at 4 C for 5 days The detection antibody concentrate should be diluted 80 fold with 1X Assay Diluent Item E2 and used in step 5 of Part VI Assay Procedure Briefly spin the HRP Streptavidin concentrate vial Item G and pipette up and down to mix gently before use as precipitates may form during storage HRP Streptavidin concentrate should be diluted 500 fold with 1X Assay Diluent Item E2 For example Briefly spin the vial Item G and pipette up and down to mix gently Add 20 ul of HRP Streptavidin concentrate into a tube with 10 ml 1X Assay Diluent to prepare a 500 fold diluted HRP Streptavidin solution do not store the diluted
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