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Which technique requires antibodies that bind tightly to the drug of interest and only weakly or not at all to other substances?

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Which technique requires antibodies that bind tightly to the drug of interest and only weakly or not at all to other substances?
  1. Chromatography
  2. Immunoassay
  3. Micro diffusion test
  4. Spectroscopy

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - Immunoassay
Immunoassays rely on antibodies binding specifically to the target drug with little cross-reactivity. Chromatography and spectroscopy identify drugs by their physical and chemical properties, and the microdiffusion test detects volatile poisons, so none of them uses antibodies.

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