Synonym:BromocresolPurpleAlbuminAssayProperties:
RelatedCategories | BloodandUrineChemistryAssayKits,CellBIOLOGy,EnzymaticKitsfortheQuantitationofNutrientsandMetabolites,MetabolismAssayKitsA-Z,Metabolomics |
Description:
FeaturesandBenefits
CompatIBLewithhigh-throughputhandlingsystems.Canbeadaptedforusewithcuvettes.
Generaldescription
Albuministhemostabundantplasmaproteininhumans.Itaccountsfor~60%ofthetotalserumprotein.Albuminplaysimportantphysiologicalroles,includingmaintenanceofcolloidosmoticpressureandbindingofkeysubstancessuchaslong-chainfattyacids,bileacids,bilirubin,hematin,calcium,andmagnesium.Ithasantioxidantandanticoagulanteffects,actsasacarrierfornutritionalfactorsanddrugs,andisaneffectiveplasmapHbuffer.Serumalbuminisareliableprognosticindicatorformorbidityandmortality,liverdisease,nephriticsyndrome,malnutrition,andprotein-losingenteropathies.Highlevelsareassociatedwithdehydration.
Theprocedureinvolvesadditionofasingleworkingreagentanda5minuteincubation.TheoptimizedformulationhasgreatlyenhancedreagentandsignalstABIlity.Thekitutilizesbromocresolpurple,whichformsacoloredcomplexspecificallywithalbumin.Theintensityofthecolor,measuredat610nm,isdirectlyproportionaltothealbuminconcentrationinthesample.
Suitability
TheBCPAlbuminAssayKitisdesignedtomeasurealbumindirectlywithoutanypretreatmentofsamples,suchasserum,plasma,urine,andbiologicalpreparations.Theoptimizedformulationsubstantiallyreducesinterferencebyothersubstances(lipids/otherproteins)intherawsamples.Itmayalsobeusedtomeasureeffectsofdrugsandothercompoundsonalbuminmetabolism.
Safety:
Symbol
GHS07
Precautionarystatements
P305+P351+P338
RIDADR
NONHforallmodesoftransport