BioAssay Systems Products

For quantitative determination of iron ions Fe3+ and/or Fe2+ and evaluation of drug effects on iron metabolism. Linear detection range 27 μg/dL (4.8 μM) to 1,000 μg/dL (179 μM) iron. Can readily automated to process thousands of samples per day. The optimized formulation has greatly...

For quantitative determination of fatty acid and evaluation of drug effects on its metabolism. Linear detection range colorimetric assay 7 - 1000 μM, fluorimetric assay 7 - 100 μM fatty acid. Convenient "mix-and-read" high-throughput assay. Method: OD570 nm, or FL530/585 nm. Samples:...

For quantitative determination of ethanol and evaluation of drug effects on alcohol metabolism. Linear detection range 0.0008 - 0.1 vol % (140 - 17,500 μM, or 8 -1000 ppm) in 96-well plate assay. Can be readily automated to process thousands of samples per day. Method: OD565 nm (Enzymatic)....

For quantitative determination of heme and evaluation of drug effects on heme metabolism. Safe. Reagents are non-toxic. Linear detection range 0.6 - 125 μM heme. The "mix-and-read" 5 minute procedure. Can be readily automated to process tens of thousands of samples per day. Assays can...

For quantitative determination of phosphate and evaluation of drug effects on phosphate metabolism. Linear detection range 0.3 - 50 μM (0.0028 - 0.47 mg/dL) phosphate in 96-well plate assay. Can readily automated for processing thousands of samples per day. Method: OD620 nm. Samples: Serum,...

For quantitative determination of lactate dehydrogenase LDH activity and screen/evaluation of LDH modulators High sensitivity and wide linear range. Use 3 μL serum or plasma sample. The detection limit is 2 U/L, linear up to 200 U/L Homogeneous and simple procedure. Simple...

For quantitative determination of total bile acids and evaluation of drug effects on bile acid metabolism. Safe. Non-radioactive assay. Linear detection range of 1 - 150 μM bile acids. Homogeneous "mix-incubate-measure" type high-throughput assay. Method: FL530/585 nm. Samples: Serum,...

For quantitative determination of glycogen and evaluation of drug effects on glycogen metabolism. Linear detection range 2 to 200 μg/mL glycogen for colorimetric assays and 0.2 to 20 μg/mL for fluorimetric assays. Method: OD570 nm, or FL530/585 nm. Samples: Biological.

For quantitative determination of phospholipid and evaluation of drug effects on its metabolism. Linear detection range colorimetric assay 3 - 200 μM, fluorimetric assay 0.6 - 20 μM phospholipid. Method: OD570 nm, or FL530/585 nm. Samples: Biological.

For quantitative determination of free and total sialic acid (NANA) and evaluation of drug effects on its metabolism. Linear detection range 20 - 1000 μM sialic acid for colorimetric assays and 2 - 100 μM for fluorimetric assays. Can detect both free and total sialic acid. Method: OD570 nm, or...

For quantitative determination of citrate or citric acid and evaluation of drug effects on citrate metabolism. Linear detection range 4 to 400 μM citrate for colorimetric assays and 0.5 to 40 μM for fluorimetric assays. Can be readily automated to process thousands of samples per day. Method:...

For quantitative determination of reduced and oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG). Linear detection range 0.01-3 µM GSH equivalents. Method: OD412nm. Samples: Whole blood, plasma, serum, urine, tissue and cell extracts.

For quantitative determination of glucose and evaluation of drug effects on glucose metabolism. Linear detection range 0.7 mg/dL (39 μM) to 300 mg/dL (16.6 mM) glucose. The procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and incubation for 8 min in a boiling water bath. Low interference...

For quantitative determination of glutamine and evaluation of drug effects on glutamine metabolism. Linear detection range 0.023 - 2 mM glutamine in 96-well plate assay. Convenient room temperature. No 37°C heater is needed. Can be readily automated to process thousands of samples per day....

For quantitative determination of ammonia/ammonium concentration. Linear detection range 24 to 1000 μM ammonia. Simple "mix-and-measure" type assay. Method: OD340 nm, or FL360/450 nm. Samples: Serum, plasma, urine, saliva, cell culture etc.

For quantitative determination of calcium ion Ca2+ and evaluation of drug effects on calcium metabolism. Linear detection range 0.08 - 20 mg/dL (20 - 5000 μM) calcium ions. Can readily automated to process thousands of samples per day. Assays can be executed in microplate or cuvet. Method:...

For quantitative determination of oxalate (oxalic acid) in urine and other samples. Linear detection range 20 - 1500 µM oxalate. Sample pre-treatment is faster and easier than using activated carbon in competitor’s assay kits. Can be automated to test thousands of samples per day....

Bioluminescent reagent system for rapid quantitation of firelfy and Ranilla luciferase reporter gene expression in transfected cells. High sensitivity and wide detection range. Can be readily automated on HTS liquid handling systems. The three step assay allows detection of dual luciferase levels...

For quantitative determination of starch and evaluation of drug effects on starch metabolism. Linear detection range 2 - 200 μg/mL starch for colorimetric assays and 0.2 - 20 μg/mL for fluorimetric assays. Method: OD570 nm, or FL530/585 nm. Samples: Biological, agriculture, food etc.

For quantitative determination of glucose-6-phosphate in biological samples. Linear detection range 10 to 1000 μM G6P. Homogeneous "mix-incubate-measure" type high-throughput assay. Method: OD460 nm. Samples: Plasma, serum, tissue and culture media etc.

For quantitative determination of reduced glutathione (GSH) and evaluation of drug effects on glutathione metabolism. Linear detection range 0.4 - 100 μM in 96-well plate. Low interference. Amino acids and common buffers do not interfere. Method: OD412nm. Samples: Whole blood, plasma, serum,...

For quantitative determination of zinc ion Zn2+ and evaluation of drug effects on zinc metabolism. Linear detection range 0.12 -10 μM (0.78 - 65 μg/dL) zinc in 96-well assay format. Can be readily automated to process thousands of samples per day. Method: OD425 nm. Samples: Serum, plasma,...

For quantitative determination of L-malate (L-malic acid) and drug effects on malate metabolism. Linear detection range 0.02 to 2 mM L-malate. Convenient room temperature assay. No 37°C heater is needed. Can readily automated to test thousands of samples per day. Method: OD565 nm. Samples:...

For quantitative enzymatic determination of urea. Fast and sensitive. Linear detection range (20 μL sample): 1 mg/mL (0.17 mM) to 100 mg/mL (17 mM) urea in 96-well plate assay. The procedure involves adding a single working reagent, and reading the absorbance after 5 minutes. Room temperature...