Properties:
RelatedCategories | AminoAcidMetabolismAssayKits,AssayKitsForStudyingGlutamineMetabolism,BloodandUrineChemistryAssayKits,CancerMetabolism,CancerResearch, |
usage | sufficientfor100 colorimetric?tests |
storagetemp. | −20°C |
Description:
Generaldescription
Glutamate,oneofthetwoacidicproteinogenicaminoacids,isalsoakeymoleculeincellularmetabolism.Thesynthesisofa-KGfromglutamatebyglutamatedehydrogenaseisakeyTCAcycleanapleroticreaction.Inhumans,glutamateplaysanimportantrolebothinaminoaciddegradationanddisposalofexcessorwastenitrogen.Withinthemammaliannervoussystem,glutamateisthemostabundantexcitatoryneurotransmitter.Itisbelievedtobeinvolvedinlearningandmemoryandmayalsobeinvolvedindiseaseslikeamyotrophiclateralsclerosis,autism,someformsofmentalretardation,andAlzheimer′sdisease.Glutamateispresentinawidevarietyoffoods,andhasbeenusedasaflavorenhancerinfoodindustry.
Glutamateconcentrationisdeterminedbyanenzymaticassay,whichresultsinacolorimetric(450nm)product,proportionaltotheglutamatepresent.
SuitABIlity
Suitabletodetermineglutamateconcentrationinavarietyofsamples.
Safety:
RIDADR
NONHforallmodesoftransport