ALLERGEN DETECTION

摘要

A method of determining allergen activity in dust comprises: providing a dust sample; extracting from the dust sample at least one breakdown component or proteins or peptides; reacting the extracted at least one breakdown com-ponent with a colorimetric amine detection reagent such as TNBSA; and quantitatively measuring the intensity of any re-sulting coloration. The allergen activity may be gauged by the intensity of coloration.