ThisassaykitisusedtoevaluateCATactivityinvitro.Itisforresearchuseonly.Notforuseinanimals,humans,ordiagnosticprocedures.
Catalaseisanantioxidantenzymepresentinmostlivingorganismswhichareexposedtooxygen.Itisinvolvedinthedecompositionofhydrogenperoxide(H2O2),areactiveoxygenspecies(ROS)whichisatoxicproductofnormalaerobicmetabolism.
SciencellCatalaseActivity(CAT)AssaymeasurestheactivityofcatalasebasedontheperoxidaticfunctionofcatalasewithmethanolasthehydrogendonorinthepresenceofH2O2.Theformaldehydeproducedisdeterminedwithpurpald(4-Amino-3-hydrazino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole)asachromogen.Toobtainacoloredcompound,theproductofthereactionbetweenformaldehydeandpurpaldisoxidizedbypotassiumperiodate.Theabsorbancecanbereadat550nm.
Specifications:
| CatalogNo. | 8218 |
| CountryofManufacture | UnitedStates |
| ProductCode | CAT |
| Size/Quantity | 100tests |
| ProductUse | ThisassaykitisusedtoevaluateCATactivityinvitro.Itisforresearchuseonly.Notforuseinanimals,humans,ordiagnosticprocedures. |
| Storage | -20°C |
| ShippingInfo | Dryice. |
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