A variety of assay technologies continue to be developed for high-throughput screening. These include cell-based assays, surrogate systems using microbial cells such as yeast and bacterial two-hybrid and three-hybrid systems, and systems to measure nucleic acid-protein and receptor-ligand interactio
High-throughput screening: advances in assay technologies
โ Scribed by G Sitta Sittampalam; Steven D Kahl; William P Janzen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 999 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1367-5931
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โฆ Synopsis
Both isotopic and nonisotopic assay methodologies are employed in high-throughput screening for drug discovery. Recent advances in cell-based and in vitro biochemical assays will be reviewed, with special emphasis on detection technologies amenable to automated 'mix and read' procedures in high-throughput screening. A major trend is the advent of homogenous assay systems which employ fluorescence resonance energy transfer, fluorescence polarization, and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Cell-based assay systems have also become popular in high-throughput screens in which active compounds that directly modulate the disease target are identified. Colorimetric and amperometric methods have also been described recently, but are yet to be adapted widely in high-throughput screens.
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