Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)-BSA Antigen

Manufactured for the Antibodies.com catalogue as a ready-to-use BSA conjugate of synthetic Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) hapten, this antigen is supplied as a 1 mg aliquot in liquid form and is intended for use as an assay component in immunoassay development. The hapten has been covalently coupled to bovine serum albumin (BSA), and the resulting TCA-BSA conjugate is formulated in 10 mM Phosphate Buffered Saline at pH 7.2 with 0.01% sodium azide as a preservative. The concentration is lot-specific and should be confirmed against the accompanying Certificate of Analysis before use. The conjugate is validated for use as a coating antigen in ELISA and lateral flow (LF) immunoassays for the detection of tricyclic antidepressants, and has been qualified alongside the matched antibody clone (catalog 100896, mouse anti-TCA monoclonal IgG1) for capture-format pairing. Short-term storage is recommended at +2 to +8 °C, while long-term storage should be performed at –20 °C; repeated freeze-thaw cycles should be avoided, and the product is shipped refrigerated to preserve activity. For research use only; not intended for diagnostic or therapeutic applications.