Tracermer signal generators: an arborescent approach to the incorporation of multiple chemiluminescent labels.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0960-894X(98)00656-8

The synthesis, conjugation, and chemiluminescent evaluation of zero, first, and second order acridinium-based Tracermer signal generators are described. Members of this family of labels have potential use as tracers in diagnostic assays and are structurally similar to arborol dendrimers. Tracermer-BSA conjugates showed up to a sixfold increase in light emission compared to the normal acridinium label.