Peroxidase vs. Phosphatase

[Ken Frauwirth BioKen]

In article <E5utnE.AvB at fsa.bris.ac.uk>,
Jared Head <bijgh at zeus.bris.ac.uk> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm about to buy a conjugate for doing ELISA's with, and I have the 
>choice of alkaline phosphatase or horseradish peroxidase.  We are set up 
>to do assays with either, and they both cost the same, so I can't make up 
>my mind which to buy.
>
>Can anybody tell me the advantantages (or disadvantages) of the two systems?
>

Well, one advantage of HRP is that you can use the same enzyme-linked secondary
antibody for chemiluminescent Westerns.

BioKen
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