BioAssay Systems Products

For quantitative determination of urinary protein and creatinine concentrations (protein/creatinine ratio, UPCR). Linear detection range 1 - 20 mg/dL Protein and 1 – 150 mg/dL Creatinine. Fast and convenient. No sample pre-treatment is needed. Simple "Mix-incubate-read" procedure....

For sensitive determination of NAD and NADH and evaluation of drug effects on NAD/NADH metabolism. Linear detection range 0.05 - 10 μM NAD+/NADH in 96-well plate assay. Can be readily automated to process thousands of samples per day. Method: OD565 nm. Samples: Cell or tissue extracts.

For quantitative determination of chloride ion and evaluation of drug effects on chloride metabolism. Linear detection range 0.7 mg/dL (0.2 mM) to 35 mg/dL (10 mM) chloride ion. The procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and incubation for 5 min. Can readily automated to process...

For quantitative bioluminescent assay for ADP:ATP ratio (apoptosis) in cells. Safe. Non-radioactive assay. Homogeneous and convenient "mix-incubate-measure" type assay. Can be readily automated to test thousands of samples per day. Method: Luminescence. Samples: Cells.

For quantitative determination of coenzyme A (CoA) and evaluation of drug effects on CoA metabolism. Linear detection range colorimetric assay 5 - 1000 μM, fluorimetric assay 3 - 100 μM CoA. Convenient room temperature "mix-and-read" assay. Can be readily automated to process...

For quantitative determination of lipid peroxides (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, TBARS) and evaluation of drug effects on lipid peroxidation. Linear detection range colorimetric assay 1 - 30 μM and fluorometric assay 0.1 - 1.5 μM MDA. Method: OD535 nm, or FL560/585 nm. Samples:...

For quantitative determination of aspartate transaminase (AST) activity and evaluation of drug effects on AST activity. Linear detection range 2-100 U/L. Assay can be carried out in a microplate or a cuvette and takes only 10 min. Method: OD340 nm. Samples: Serum, plasma etc.

For quantitative determination of urease activity and evaluation/screen for urease inhibitors. Safe. Non-radioactive assay. As low as 0.003 U/L urease activity can be quantified. This "mix-incubate-measure" type assay can be readily automated to process thousands of samples per day....

For quantitative fluorescent immunoenzymatic assay of AMPK phosphorylation status in cultured cells. Measure pAMPK modulation in as little as 500 cells/well. No cell lysis necessary. Method: FL360/450 nm, 530/585 nm. Samples: Cell, tissue etc.

For quantitative determination of pyruvate and evaluation of drug effects on its metabolism. Linear detection range 2 - 500 μM pyruvate for colorimetric assays and 0.2 - 50 μM for fluorimetric assays. Convenient room temperature, high-throughput assay. Method: OD570 nm, or FL530/585 nm....

For quantitative determination of HDL and LDL/VLDL cholesterol and evaluation of drug effects on HDL and LDL/VLDL metabolism. Linear detection range 1 to 100 mg/dL cholesterol for colorimetric assays and 0.2 to 10 mg/dL for fluorimetric assays. Convenient room temperature assay. No 37°C heater...

For quantitative determination of creatinine and evaluation of drug effects on creatinine metabolism. Sensitive. Detection limit of 0.10 mg/dL (8 μM) creatinine. Can be automated as a high-throughput assay for thousands of samples per day. Method: OD510 nm. Samples: Urine, serum, plasma and...

HTS for inhibitor screening and evaluation of aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors. Rapid and reliable. Can be completed in under an hour. Homogenous and convenient. "Mix-incubate-measure" type assay. No wash and reagent transfer steps are involved. Robust and amenable to HTS: can be readily...

To be used as a cytotoxic control agent in the CellQuanti-BlueTM and CellQuanti-MTTTM Cell Viability Assay Kits IC50 = 0.002 wt%. Kit size: (50mg) tests Shelf life: 12 months Shipping: ambient temp storage: 4°C

Direct determination of formate concentrations in biological (e.g. urine, blood, etc.) and other samples. Linear detection range 0.050 to 5 mM Formate. Convenient room temperature assay. No 37°C heater is needed. "Add-mix-read" type high-throughput assay. Method: OD565 nm. Samples:...

For quantitative determination of lipase activity. Linear detection range 40 to 1600 U/L lipase activity in 96-well plate assay. Can be automated to process thousands of samples per day. Method: OD412nm. Samples: Serum, plasma, saliva, urine etc.

Homogeneous assay for cell viability, proliferation, cytotoxcity and high-throughput screen for anticancer agents. Safe. Non-radioactive assay (cf. 3H-thymidine incorporation assay) Sensitive and accurate. As low as 100 cells can be accurately quantified. High-throughput assay in 96-well and...

For quantitative determination of ethanol and alcohol metabolism. Detection range 0.04 - 4% alcohol in 96-well plate assay. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput assay to process thousands of samples per day. Assays can be executed in microplate or cuvet. Method: OD580 nm (Chemical)....

For quantitative determination of catalase activity and evaluation of drug effects on catalase activity. Linear detection range 0.2 to 5 U/L catalase activity. Method: OD570 nm, or FL530/585 nm. Samples: Serum, plasma, urine, saliva, cell culture etc.

For quantitative determination of cholesterol and evaluation of drug effects on cholesterol metabolism. Linear detection range 5 - 300 mg/dL cholesterol in 96-well plate assay. Convenient. Room temperature assay. No 37°C heater is needed. Can be readily automated to process thousands of samples...

For quantitative determination of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity using stable p-nitrophenol phosphate substrate. High sensitivity and wide linear range. Use 5 μL serum or plasma sample. The detection limit is 2 U/L, linear up to 800 U/L. Homogeneous and simple procedure. Simple...

For quantitative determination of ADP determination in cells and other biological samples. Safe and sensitive. Non-radioactive assay. As low as 0.1 μM ADP can be quantified. Can be readily automated to process thousands of samples per day. Method: FL530/590 nm. Samples: Cells and other biological...

For quantitative determination of albumin. Use as little as 5 μL samples. Detection range 0.01 - 5 g/dL (1.5 - 750 μM) albumin in 96-well plate assay. Can be readily automated to assay thousands of samples per day. Method: OD620 nm (BCG). Samples: Serum, plasma, urine, biological preparations.

For quantitative determination of L-lactate (L-lactic acid) and evaluation of drug effects on its metabolism. Linear detection range 0.05 - 2 mM L-Lactate in 96-well plate assay. Convenient room temperature assay. No 37°C heater is needed. Can be readily automated to process thousands of samples...