Synonym:BromocresolGreenAlbuminAssayProperties:
RelatedCategories | BloodandUrineChemistryAssayKits,CellBIOLOGy,EnzymaticKitsfortheQuantitationofNutrientsandMetabolites,MetabolismAssayKitsA-Z,Metabolomics |
Description:
FeaturesandBenefits
CompatIBLewithhigh-throughputhandlingsystems.Canbeadaptedforusewithcuvettes.
OtherNotes
Thiskitisshippedatroomtemperatureandstorageat–20°Cisrecommended.Foreaseofuse,theReagentisstableat,andcanbestoredat,2–8°C.
Generaldescription
Albuministhemostabundantplasmaproteininhumans.Itaccountsfor∼60%ofthetotalserumprotein.Albuminplaysimportantphysiologicalroles,includingmaintenanceofcolloidosmoticpressureandbindingofkeysubstancessuchaslong-chainfattyacids,bileacids,bilirubin,hematin,calcium,andmagnesium.Ithasantioxidantandanticoagulanteffects,actsasacarrierfornutritionalfactorsanddrugs,andisaneffectiveplasmapHbuffer.Serumalbuminisareliableprognosticindicatorformorbidityandmortality,liverdisease,nephriticsyndrome,malnutrition,andprotein-losingenteropathies.Highlevelsareassociatedwithdehydration.
TheBCG(BromocresolGreen)albuminassaykitisdesignedtomeasurealbumindirectlywithoutanypretreatmentofsamples.Theoptimizedformulationsubstantiallyreducesinterferencebyothersubstances(lipids/otherproteins)intherawsamples.Itmayalsobeusedtomeasureeffectsofdrugsandothercompoundsonalbuminmetabolism.Theprocedureinvolvesadditionofasingleworkingreagentanda5minuteincubation.TheoptimizedformulationhasgreatlyenhancedreagentandsignalstABIlity.Thekitutilizesbromocresolgreen,whichformsacoloredcomplexspecificallywithalbumin.Theintensityofthecolor,measuredat620nm,isdirectlyproportionaltothealbuminconcentrationinthesample.
Suitability
Suitableforthedetectionofhemoglobininserum,plasma,urine,andotherbiologicalsamples.
Safety:
Symbol
GHS07
Precautionarystatements
P305+P351+P338
RIDADR
NONHforallmodesoftransport