Conjugates, and use thereof in detection methods
AssigneeDade Behring Marburg GmbH
InventorsCarsten Schelp, Pratap Singh, Michael Trier, Harald Ackermann, Susan C. Swann, Lee Hall
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods for the quantitative and qualitative detection of an analyte in an assay as well as appropriate reagents therefor, especially a carrier molecule to which one or several analyte-specific binding partners are bound and which is provided with additional binding points for a specific binding partner X or Y that is associated with a component of a signal-forming system. Also disclosed is the use of such a conjugate particularly in homogeneous binding tests.
Claims33
A conjugate which consists of a carrier molecule that is associated with one or more analyte-specific binding partners, wherein the conjugate possesses additional binding sites for a specific binding partner X or Y.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.