摘要 |
Disclosed is an assay for an analyte in a fluid test sample such as urine which involves combining the fluid test sample with a reagent system comprising an apo-peroxidase, a redox dye, a hydroperoxide and a metal porpyhrin which is bound to an analyte/analyte specific binding partner which conjugate has a combined molecular weight of at least about 180 K Daltons. When this conjugate interacts with analyte in the fluid test sample, a portion of the specific binding partner is dissociated from the conjugate thereby enabling the metal porpyhrin to reconstitute with the apo-peroxidase. The reconstituted peroxidase can interact with the hydroperoxide and redox dye to provide a colored response to analyte in the fluid test sample.
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