A method for conducting a receptor-ligand association reaction includes
the steps of dipping a biochemical analysis unit including a substrate
formed with a plurality of absorptive regions which contain receptors or
ligands and are formed to be spaced apart from each other in a reaction
solution containing a ligand or receptor labeled with a labeling
substance, simultaneously inserting a plurality of electrodes into all of
the plurality of absorptive regions containing the receptors or ligands
and sequentially applying a positive voltage to one of the electrodes at
a time while other electrodes are grounded, thereby conducting a
receptor-ligand association reaction. According to the this method, it is
possible to efficiently react a ligand or receptor with receptors or
ligands fixed in the plurality of absorptive regions of the biochemical
analysis unit and produce biochemical analysis data having an excellent
quantitative characteristic with good repeatability.