Chemicals Assay Kits, Cayman Chemical
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Sampling Tubes with BHT
Cayman ChemicalBHT is a phenolic antioxidant and free radical scavenger. It has been shown to inhibit lipid peroxidation.
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Oxygen Consumption Rate Assay Kit (MitoXpress® Xtra HS Method)
Cayman ChemicalThe oxygen consumption rate (OCR) of cells is an important indicator of normal cellular function. It is used as a parameter to study mitochondrial function as well as a marker of factors triggering the switch from healthy oxidative phosphorylation to aerobic glycolysis in cancer cells. Oxygen…
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Acid Phosphatase Colorimetric Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalCayman’s Acid Phosphatase Assay provides a convenient method for detecting AP activity in plasma, serum, urine, and semen. The assay utilizes para-nitrophenyl phosphate (pNPP) as a chromogenic substrate for the enzyme. In the first step, AP dephosphorylates pNPP. In the second step, the…
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Acylated Ghrelin (mouse, rat) Easy Sampling EIA Kit
Cayman ChemicalFor the measurement of acylated ghrelin.
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Neutrophil Myeloperoxidase Activity Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalMyeloperoxidase (MPO), released from neutrophils to degrade invading pathogens, provides one of the earliest lines of defense in innate immunity. It catalyzes the hydrogen peroxide-mediated oxidation of halide ions to products such as hypochlorous acid (HOCl). These reactive products participate in…
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RXRß (human) Reporter Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalThis nuclear receptor assay system utilizes proprietary non-human cells engineered to provide constitutive, high-level expression of the human retinoid X receptor beta (NR2B2), a ligand-dependent transcription factor commonly referred to as RXRB or RXRβ. INDIGO’s reporter cells include…
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Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Activity Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalAldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) represent a group of enzymes that oxidize a wide range of endogenous and exogenous aldehydes to their corresponding carboxylic acids, which affect both developmental and toxicological functions. Pharmacological inhibitors or activators of ALDH activity have been…
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MitoCheck® Complex II Activity Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalComplex II (succinate dehydrogenase/co-enzyme Q reductase) is one of the major sites of electron entry into the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC). Complex II catalyzes the oxidation of succinate to fumarate, and in the process reduces ubiquinone (Q) to ubiquinol (QH2). Ultimately,…
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Insulinase Inhibitor Cocktail
Cayman ChemicalFeatures Allows insulin measurement even in hemolyzed samples Contains insulinase inhibitors to protect sample integrity during collection The main analytical pitfalls in insulin measurement in serum are related to (a) hemolysis, (b) circulating anti-insulin autoantibodies, and, for…
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Cyclic AMP ELISA Kit (without Acetic Anhydride)
Cayman ChemicalcAMP is a ubiquitous cellular second messenger that is a critical component of a signal transduction pathway linking membrane receptors and their ligands to the activation of internal cellular enzymatic activity and gene expression. cAMP is synthesized from ATP by membrane-bound adenylate cyclase…
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ß-Hydroxybutyrate (Ketone Body) Colorimetric Assay Kit
Cayman Chemicalβ-HB is a "ketone body" which is produced in the liver, mainly from the oxidation of fatty acids, and is exported to peripheral tissues for use as an energy source. Normally ketosis can indicate that lipid metabolism has been activated and the pathway of lipid degradation is intact.…
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Phagocytosis Assay Kit (IgG PE)
Cayman ChemicalCayman’s Phagocytosis Assay Kit (IgG PE) employs latex beads coated with fluorescently-labeled rabbit IgG as a probe for the measurement of the phagocytic process in vitro. The engulfed fluorescent beads can be detected using a fluorescence microscope, allowing kinetic studies of phagocytosis…
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ERß (human) Reporter Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalThis nuclear receptor assay system utilizes proprietary non-human cells engineered to provide constitutive, high-level expression of the full-length human estrogen receptor 2 (NR3A2), a ligand-dependent transcription factor commonly referred to as ERβ. INDIGO’s reporter cells include the…
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Glycerol Colorimetric Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalGlycerol is the backbone of triglycerides and an important intermediate in energy metabolism being involved in both oxidative and synthetic processes. The circulating levels of glycerol and free fatty acids are considered to reflect lipolysis and are therefore useful parameters to evaluate in…
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Anti-Ovalbumin IgE (mouse) ELISA Kit
Cayman ChemicalImmunization of mice with chicken egg albumin (ovalbumin/OVA) in a precipitate complex with aluminum hydroxide (alum) is a highly effective means of inducing a potent TH2-mediated immune response. OVA/alum immunized mice produce anti-OVA antibodies predominantly of the IgG1 and IgE isotypes that…
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Pregnane X (human) Receptor Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalThis assay product utilizes proprietary human cells engineered to provide constitutive, highlevel expression of the Human Pregnane X Receptor (NR1I2), a ligand-dependent transcription factor commonly referred to as PXR. PXR is also known as the Steroid and Xenobiotic sensing nuclear receptor (SXR).…
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LXRß (human) Reporter Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalThis nuclear receptor assay system utilizes proprietary non-human mammalian cells engineered to provide constitutive, high-level expression of human liver X receptor beta (NR1H2), a ligand-dependent transcription factor commonly referred to as LXRβ. INDIGO’s reporter cells include the…
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Progesterone ELISA Kit
Cayman ChemicalProgesterone, along with pregnenolone, is the biosynthetic precursor of all other steroid hormones. The main function of progesterone is to prepare the uterine lining for implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy. Measurement of serum or plasma progesterone levels are used as an…
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Superoxide Dismutase Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalCayman’s SOD Assay is a fast and reliable assay for the measurement of SOD activity from plasma, serum, tissue homogenates, and cell lysates. SOD activity is assessed by measuring the dismutation of superoxide radicals generated by xanthine oxidase and hypoxanthine in a convenient 96-well…
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TRß (human) Reporter Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalThis nuclear receptor assay system utilizes proprietary human cells engineered to provide constitutive, high-level expression of the human thyroid hormone receptor beta (NR1A2), a ligand-dependent transcription factor commonly referred to as TRβ. INDIGO’s reporter cells include the…
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Nitrate/Nitrite Colorimetric Assay Kit (LDH method)
Cayman ChemicalNADPH is an essential cofactor for the function of the NOS enzyme. Unfortunately, NADPH interferes with the chemistry of the Griess reagents, which are the most commonly used reagents for nitrite detection. This kit uses Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) to oxidize the excess NADPH used in a…
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ß-Hydroxybutyrate (Ketone Body) Fluorometric Assay Kit
Cayman Chemicalβ-Hydroxybutyrate (β-HB; 3-hydroxybutyric acid) is produced in the liver, mainly from the oxidation of fatty acids, and exported to peripheral tissues for use as an energy source. Measurement of β-HB can provide a reliable index of the level of normal ketosis as well as detect…
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Mouse IgG ELISA Kit
Cayman ChemicalImmunoglobulin IgG provides the majority of antibody-based immunity against invading pathogens and plays a significant role in the pathology of auto-immune diseases. Most mouse monoclonal antibodies are of the IgG isotype. Because mice are widely used as a research model for studies of the immune…
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Autophagy/Cytotoxicity Dual Staining Kit
Cayman ChemicalCayman’s Autophagy/Cytotoxicity Dual Staining provides a convenient tool for studying the regulation of autophagy and cytotoxicity at the cellular level. The kit employs MDC, an autofluorescent substance incorporated into multilamellar bodies by both an ion trapping mechanism and the…
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SIRT3 Direct Fluorescent Screening Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalThe sirtuins represent a distinct class of trichostatin A-insensitive lysyl-deacetylases (class III HDACs) that catalyze a reaction coupling lysine deacetylation to the formation of nicotinamide and O-acetyl-ADP-ribose. Cayman’s Direct Fluorescent Screening Assay Kits provide a convenient…
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Hemoglobin Colorimetric Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalHemoglobin (Hb or Hgb) is a globular protein found primarily in erythrocytes that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissue where it releases oxygen and then returns carbon dioxide (CO2) from the tissue to the lungs. Hemoglobin also binds CO2, carbon monoxide (CO), and nitric oxide (NO).…
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FFAR1 (GPR40) Reporter Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalFFAR1/GPR40 is a G protein-coupled receptor for long-chain fatty acids such as DHA and EPA ω-3 fatty acids. It is involved in the regulation of insulin release from pancreatic β cells and mediates triglyceride-induced secretion of incretins GLP-1 and GIP from intestinal endocrine cells.…
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Cyclic GMP ELISA Kit (without Acetic Anhydride)
Cayman ChemicalcGMP, synthesized from GTP by both membrane-bound and soluble guanlyate cyclase enzymes, is a key intracellular second messenger molecule that transduces cellular signaling events in response to a variety of hormones, autacoids and drugs. The relative abundance of cGMP within a given cell can serve…
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RARy (human) Reporter Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalThis nuclear receptor assay system utilizes proprietary non-human cells engineered to provide constitutive, high-level expression of the human retinoic acid receptor gamma (NR1B3), a ligand-dependent transcription factor commonly referred to as RARG or RARγ. INDIGO’s reporter cells…
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MTT Cell Proliferation Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalCayman’s MTT Proliferation Assay provides an easy to use tool for studying the induction and inhibition of cell proliferation in any in vitro model. This kit will also allow investigators to screen drug candidates involved in cell cycle regulation. In this assay, MTT is taken up by cells and…
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Glutathione Peroxidase Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalGPx catalyzes the reduction of hydroperoxides, including H2O2, using reduced glutathione and thereby functions to protect the cell from oxidative damage. Cayman’s Glutathione Peroxidase Assay measures GPx activity indirectly by a coupled reaction with GR. Oxidized GSSG, produced upon…
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TBARS (TCA Method) Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalLipid peroxidation is a well-established mechanism of cellular injury in both plants and animals and is used as an indicator of oxidative stress in cells and tissues. Lipid peroxides, derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids, are unstable and decompose to form a complex series of compounds, which…