ABTS diammonium salt (AzBTS-(NH4)2)

ABTS diammonium salt is a substrate for horseradish peroxidase (HRP) conjugate.

A micro-technique of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using ABTS, as a substrate for HRP conjugate is studied. In a comparative study among 4 substrates, namely; 5-aminosalicylic acid (5AS), O-phenylenediamine (OPD), O-tolidine (OT) and ABTS, for HRP in terms of sensitivity, ABTS is the most sensitive, stable and the best in visuality by its bluish-green color[1]. ABTS is a typical peroxidase substrate. For purification and characterization peroxidase positive transformants are cultivated in large scale (XL) under conditions that yield active protein in the culture supernatant. After 160 h cultivation an activity of 55,000 U/L in relation to the substrate ABTS is achieved and the supernatant containing the peroxidase is harvested. With ABTS as substrate the peroxidase activity falls significantly when the H2O2 concentration rose above 0.125 mM, indicating that the enzyme is inhibited by H2O2. Maximum reaction rates depending upon substrate tested reache values between 31.2 and 125 µM[2].

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