ANTIBODY-BASED GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (GHB) DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE

摘要

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) can be used as a recreational party drug, aphrodisiac, and attenuator of other drugs and make a person a vulnerable target of robbery or rape. The present invention provides methods and kits for detection of GHB in a sample using an antibody-based assay. Antibodies that specifically bind to GHB or the conjugates of GHB and its derivatives to larger molecules and methods for detecting GHB or its derivatives in bodily fluids and non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks by employing such antibodies in ELISA or RIA assays are provided by the present invention.