Properties:
RelatedCategories | BloodandUrineChemistryAssayKits,CellBIOLOGy,EnzymaticKitsfortheQuantitationofNutrientsandMetabolites,InorganicIonsMetabolismAssayKits,Metabolomics |
Description:
Generaldescription
Magnesium,oneofthemostabundanttracemetalsinlivingorganisms,contributestoavarietyofbiologicalfunctionsincludingATPandnucleicacidprocessing,energymetabolism,andenzymaticfunction.MagnesiumformscomplexeswithmultiplemoleculessuchasphospholipidsandATP.Lowserumlevelsofmagnesiumhavebeenassociatedwithmetabolicsyndrome,diabetesmellitustype2,andhypertension.
TheMagnesiumAssaykitprovidesasimpleanddirectprocedureformeasuringmagnesiuminavarietyofsamples.ThemagnesiumconcentrationisdeterminedbyacoupledenzymeassaythattakesadvantageofthespecificrequirementofglycerolkinaseforMg2+,resultinginacolorimetric(450nm)productproportionaltothemagnesiumpresent.Thisassaygivesalinearrangeof3-15nmolesofmagnesiumandexhibitsnodetectableinterferencewithFe2+,Cu2+,Ni2+,Zn2+,Co2+,Ca2+,andMn2+.
SuitABIlity
Suitableforquantitatingmagnesiumconcentrationsinavarietyofbiologicalsamples.
Safety:
RIDADR
NONHforallmodesoftransport