For quantitative determination of glycerol and evaluation of drug effects on glycerol metabolism.
- Linear detection range 10 to 1000 μM (92 μg/dL to 9.2 mg/dL) glycerol for colorimetric assays and 2 to 50 μM for fluorimetric assays.
- Homogeneous high-throughput assay.
- Method: OD570 nm, or FL530/585 nm.
- Samples: Biological, food, beverage etc.
Glycerol [Glycerin or Glycerine, C3H5 (OH) 3] is widely used in foods, beverages and pharmaceutical formulations. It is also a main by-product of biodiesel production. Simple, direct and automation-ready procedures for measuring glycerol concentrations find wide applications. BioAssay Systems glycerol assay uses a single Working Reagent that combines glycerol kinase, glycerol phosphate oxidase and color reactions in one step. The color intensity of the reaction product at 570nm or fluorescence intensity at λex/em = 530/585nm is directly proportional to glycerol concentration in the sample.