Standard Curve
Example of Porcine EGF standard curve in Assay Diluent A1. Plotted are the background-subtracted data.
This standard curve is provided for demonstration only.
Product Details
Product Details
Product Specification
| Antigen | EGF |
| Immunogen | Recombinant Protein |
| Antibody Type | Recombinant mAb |
| Purification | Protein A |
| Stability & Storage | 12 months from date of receipt / reconstitution, 2 to 8°C as supplied. |
Kit
| Precision | Intra-assay: 3.7%; Inter-assay: 4.7% |
| Sample type | Cell Culture Supernatant |
| Assay type | Sandwich (quantitative) |
| Sensitivity | 5.83 pg/mL |
| Range | 12.5 pg/mL – 800 pg/mL |
| Recovery | Cell Culture Supernatant: 96% |
| Assay time | 60 minutes |
| Species reactivity | porcine |
Background
Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) is a potent growth factor that stimulates the proliferation of various epidermal and epithelial cells. EGF binds to epidermal growth factor receptor and stimulates an intracellular signal transduction cascade, leading to activation of genes that regulate cell proliferation, angiogenesis, motility, and metastasis. EGF mRNA and protein are expressed in a number of adult tissues, especially in epithelial cells in the gastrointestinal tract. Predominant sites of synthesis of this peptide are the submandibular glands, the Brunner glands in the small intestine and the kidney.
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ELISA
Spike Recovery
The recovery of Porcine EGF was evaluated in activated samples spiked with concentrations spanning the entire assay range.
Spike-and-dilution Linearity
To evaluate assay linearity, samples were spiked with high levels of Porcine EGF in different matrices and serially diluted with the corresponding Calibrator Diluent to fall within the assay's dynamic range.
Intra-Assay Precision (Precision within an assay)
Three samples of known concentration were tested fifteen times on one plate to assess intra-assay precision.
Inter-Assay Precision (Precision between assays).
Three samples of known concentration were tested in separate assays to assess inter-assay precision. Assays were performed with at least three lots of components.
Determination of Minimum Detectable Dose (MDD)
The MDD was determined using three independent lots of assay components. For each lot, 19 replicate measurements of the diluent (zero calibrator) were performed. The mean (AVERAGE) and standard deviation (STDEV) of the 19 replicates were calculated. The MDD for each lot was then calculated according to the following formula:
MDD = 2 × STDEV + AVERAGE
HOOK Effect Threshold
The upper limit of the HOOK effect was established at 100× the highest calibrator concentration (equivalent to a 2-log10 increase). No HOOK effect was observed below this threshold, confirming that samples within this concentration range yield reliable quantitative results without signal depression.
Protocol Diagram
