I am trying to bind lipid extractions as well as purified single lipids from mycobacteria to Nunc PolySorp 96 well plates to perform ELISA's.
Lipids are insoluble in water, so when I try and dilute down my lipid fractions (in 2:1 chloroform:methanol) into carbonate buffer I am seeing them precipitate out.
I have tried air-drying the lipids at RT after adding to the plates in 2:1 chloroform: methanol as well as pure methanol but I haven't had much luck.
Does anyone have any suggestions or experience on how to bind lipids to ELISA plates?
Thanks,
Nathan