Compositions suitable for use as signal generation components of an immunoassay, and methods for their use. According to one aspect of the invention, the composition includes a carrier having a coating of an aminodextran and a metal chelate incorporated therein. The metal chelate is present in the amount of at least 0.065 μM per milligram of carrier, and the aminodextran coating density averaging at least about 45 μg per milligram of carrier. In another aspect of the invention, carrier is dyed with a complex having the formula:
M (L1)
x
(L2)
y
,
wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of europium, terbium, dysprosium, samarium, osmium and ruthenium; L1 is a ligand selected from the group consisting of DPP, TOPO, TPPO;
L2 comprises a ligand having the formula
wherein R is one or more substituents, each substituent comprising an electron donating group; n=2−10; x=1−2; and y=2−4.
适用于作为免疫测定信号发生成分的组合物及其使用方法。根据本发明的一个方面,组合物包括具有
氨基
右旋糖酐涂层的载体和掺入其中的
金属螯合物。
金属螯合物的存在量为每毫克载体至少 0.065 μM,
氨基
右旋糖酐涂层密度平均为每毫克载体至少约 45 μg。在本发明的另一方面,载体用具有以下式子的复合物染色:
M (L1)
x
(
L2)
y
,
其中 M 是选自
铕、
铽、
镝、
钐、
锇和
钌的
金属;L1 是选自
DPP、TOPO、
TPPO 的
配体;
L2 包括具有以下式子的
配体
其中 R 是一个或多个取代基,每个取代基包括一个电子供体;n=2-10;x=1-2;y=2-4。