Thisassaykitisusedtoevaluatethecellvi
ABIlityandproliferationinvitro.Itisforresearchuseonly.Notforuseinanimals,humans,ordiagnosticprocedures.
Thereductionoftetrazolimsaltstocoloredformazancompoundsbysuccinate-tetrazolimreductase,whichexistsinviablecells,providesasensitiveandaccuratemethodtomeasurecellviabilityandproliferation.Themostcommonlyusedtetrazolimsalt,MTT[3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide],however,suffersfromthedisadvantagethattheformazandyeproducedfromMTTisextremelywaterinsoluble,soanadditionalextractionstepisneededforspectrophotometricquantification.InsteadofMTT,the
SciencellWST-1CellViability&ProliferationAssayutilizesatetrazolimsaltWST-1[2-(4-Iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2,4-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium].WST-1producesahighlywatersolubleformazanuponmetabolicallyactivecells,allowingadirectanduser-friendlycolorimetricmeasurementofcellviabilityandproliferation.
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CatalogNo. | 8038 |
CountryofManufacture | UnitedStates |
ProductCode | WST |
Size/Quantity | 1000testsin96-wellplate |
ProductUse | Thisassaykitisusedtoevaluatethecellviabilityandproliferationinvitro.Itisforresearchuseonly.Notforuseinanimals,humans,ordiagnosticprocedures. |
Storage | -20°C |
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