Elisa (Noun)
Meaning
An assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The laboratory technician carefully prepared the ELISA plates to detect the presence of viral antibodies in the patient's blood sample.
- The scientist used an ELISA assay to quantify the levels of a specific enzyme in the tissue extract.
- The hospital's diagnostic lab relied on ELISA tests to identify bacterial infections in clinical samples.
- The research team developed a new ELISA kit to detect the presence of a particular antibody in serum samples from vaccinated individuals.
- The clinic used ELISA tests to screen for HIV and hepatitis B in donated blood samples.