Chemicals Assay Kits, 96 Well, Cayman Chemical
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Creatinine (urinary) Colorimetric Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalUrinary creatinine levels are commonly used as an index of standardization for a variety of other tests. Measurement of creatinine clearance is also useful in detecting renal disease and estimating the extent of impairment of renal function. The Cayman Chemical Creatinine (urinary) Colorimetric…
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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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Glutathione Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalCayman’s GSH Assay utilizes a carefully optimized enzymatic recycling method for the quantification of GSH in a 96-well microplate format. It measures both GSH and GSSG to reflect total glutathione in a sample. The kit can also be used to measure only GSSG by following an alternative…
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RARß (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, beta (NR1B2), a ligand-dependent transcription factor commonly referred to as RARB or RARβ. INDIGO’s reporter cells…
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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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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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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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TR (human) Reporter Assays Panel
Cayman ChemicalINDIGO’s panel of TR reporter assays utilizes non-human mammalian cells engineered to express human thyroid hormone receptors alpha (NR1A1) and beta (NR1A2), ligand-dependent transcription factors commonly referred to as TRα and TRβ. INDIGO’s TR reporter cells include the…
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Oxytocin ELISA Kit
Cayman ChemicalOxytocin is a hypothalamic peptide hormone that is stored in the posterior pituitary gland. It is released into the bloodstream during parturition and lactation and is also involved in other social and sexual behaviors, neuropsyciatric disorders, and the maintenance of water and sodium homeostasis.…
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Aconitase Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalAconitase is an iron-sulfur protein containing a [Fe4S4]2+ cluster that catalyzes the stereospecific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate. Whereas exposure of aconitase to oxidants renders the enzyme inactive, loss of aconitase activity in cells or in biological samples treated…
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HDAC Fluorometric Activity Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalHDACs catalyze the hydrolytic removal of acetyl groups from histone lysine residues resulting in chromatin condensation and transcriptional repression of chromosomal DNA. Thus, HDAC inhibition allows the conformation of DNA to be relaxed and transcriptional activation to ensue. Transcriptional…
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AR (human) Reporter Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalThis nuclear receptor assay system utilizes proprietary non-human mammalian cells engineered to provide constitutive, high-level expression of full-length, unmodified human androgen receptor (NR3C4), a ligand-dependent transcription factor commonly referred to as AR. INDIGO’s reporter cells…
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Protein Synthesis Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalCayman’s Protein Synthesis Assay Kit is a non-radioactive method for measuring protein synthesis that employs the cell-permeable, alkyne-containing, puromycin analog O-Propargyl-puromycin (OPP). Upon application to cells, the OPP probe incorporates into the C-terminus of translating…
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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…
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Uric Acid Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalUric acid (urate) is the end product of human purine metabolism and is mainly excreted in urine. Many factors, including genetic components and acquired factors, such as obesity and alcohol consumption, influence serum uric acid concentrations. Hyperuricemia induces or facilitates gout, kidney…
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Glycogen Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalGlycogen is the principal storage form of glucose in animal and human cells. It is made primarily by the liver and muscles, but it can also be made by glycogenesis within the brain and stomach. Cayman’s Glycogen Assay provides a simple, reproducible, and sensitive tool for assaying glycogen…
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RARa (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, alpha (NR1B1), a ligand-dependent transcription factor commonly referred to as RARA or RARα. INDIGO’s reporter cells…
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Acylated Ghrelin (mouse, rat) Easy Sampling EIA Kit
Cayman ChemicalFor the measurement of acylated ghrelin.
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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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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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MitoCheck® Complex II/III Activity Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalComplex III (CoQ cytochrome c oxidoreductase) is an essential protein for mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Complex III functions as both a gatekeeper for mitochondrial respiration, and as a major source of reactive oxygen species III. It accepts electrons from complexes I and II in the form…
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11-keto Testosterone ELISA Kit
Cayman Chemical11-KT is a second key androgenic steroid found in fish. It occurs in males together with testosterone in amounts which vary from less than 1 ng/ml to as much as 50-100 ng/ml, depending on the species and the stage of the reproductive cycle.
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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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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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Pyruvate Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalPyruvate (pyruvic acid) is a key intermediate in cellular metabolic pathways and is derived primarily from glucose via glycolysis. Abnormal blood pyruvate levels are reported in a number of disorders including shock, liver disease, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, thiamine deficiency,…
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Alanine Transaminase Colorimetric Activity Assay Kit
Cayman ChemicalALT is a homodimeric cytoplasmic pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzyme involved in cellular nitrogen metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and liver gluconeogenesis. Cayman’s Alanine Transaminase Assay provides a convenient method of detecting ALT activity in serum, plasma, tissue samples, and…
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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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Anti-Citrullinated Human Fibrinogen Assay Kit (mouse)
Cayman ChemicalImmunization of mice with citrullinated human fibrinogen, especially mice expressing the human HLA-DR4 transgene, induces an arthritic response driven by the production of antibodies that recognize citrullinated epitopes. The polyclonal antibody response produces antibodies reactive with both…
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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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Cayman Practice ELISA Kit
Cayman ChemicalThis assay has been developed for researchers that do not have experience performing ELISAs. It can be used as a practice tool allowing you to become comfortable with running Cayman ELISAs. This kit contains enough reagents to run at least four complete standard curves.
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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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Testosterone ELISA Kit
Cayman ChemicalTestosterone is the prototypic and predominant circulating androgenic steroid. It plays a major role in the growth and function of many reproductive and non-reproductive tissues and organs including muscle, liver, and brain, directing the development of the male phenotype during embryogenesis and…