As I have recalled, there was a paper concerning about the use of
polyvinylpyrrolidone as a blocker in ELISA in Analytical Biochemistry, 1994.
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On 20 Mar 1995, Isla Browning wrote:
> As suggested by Bioreba we use polyvinylpyrrolidone in extraction and =
>> conjugate buffers when carrying out ELISA for detection of virus in
> plant sap. I would be grateful if someone could enlighten me as to why =
>> it is used . Is its action as a blocker or as an antioxidant or does =
> it have
> some other function?
>>> Isla Browning
> SASA
> Edinburgh
> 8/3/95
> =01=01=01=01
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