Alkaline phosphatase blocking

[Peter Ashby]

In article <7ldd4h$h86$1 at nnrp1.deja.com>, paulam8610 at my-deja.com wrote:

> Hi,
>  I am using a plaque lift technique and would like to block alkaline
> phosphatase produced by E. coli which is growing on the agar. I am using
> a secondary antibody alkaline phosphatase conjugate and need this
> conjugated AP to be the only one detected. I have had great difficulty
> finding specific information on this and would appreciate any help on
> locating a relevant source.
> 
I con't comment specifically on bacteria but for AP detection in embryos
you block background by heating to 65C and/or incubation with Levamisole
@2mM (sigma). 
Hope this helps.

Peter

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