Bioassay Systems
BioAssay Systems develops and markets innovative and high-throughput assay solutions to satisfy the ever increasing demands of the life sciences industry.
Bioassay Systems QuantiQuik™ Urea (BUN) Quick Test Strips. Direct determination of urea concentrations in food and beverage samples as well as biological samples.
For rapid, direct determination of urea concentrations in food and beverage samples as well as biological samples. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Use of 20 µL sample. Semi-quantitative measurement between 0-1500 mg/L (undiluted) urea. Convenient. No expensive plate or cuvette readers needed. Sample trea™ent and assay can be performed in under 15 minutes. Method: Visual. Samples: Serum, plasma, urine, etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes approximately 15 min. Kit size: 10 tests.
Bioassay Systems EnzyChrom™ Succinate Assay Kit. For quantitative determination of succinate (succinic acid) in food, beverage, agricultural products, and other biological samples.
For quantitative determination of succinate (succinic acid) in food, beverage, agricultural products, and other biological samples. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Use 20 µL sample. Linear detection range 10 to 400 µM for colorimetric assays and 2 to 40 µM for fluorimetric assays. Convenient. The procedure involves adding a single working reagent, and reading the absorbance or fluorescence after 30 minutes. Room temperature assay. No 37°C heater is needed. High-throughput. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput 96-well plate assay for thousands of samples per day. Method: OD570nm, FL530/585nm. Samples: succinate in food, beverage, agricultural products, and other biological samples. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: Colorimetric assay: 10 µM; Fluorimetric assay: 2 µM.
Bioassay Systems EnzyChrom™ D-Mannitol Assay Kit. For quantitative determination of D-mannitol in biological, food, beverage and agriculture samples.
For quantitative determination of D-mannitol in biological, food, beverage and agriculture samples. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Use of 20 µL sample. Linear detection range 0.007 to 3 mM mannitol in 96-well plate assay. Convenient. The procedure involves adding a single working reagent, and reading the absorbance after 30 minutes. Room temperature assay. No 37°C heater is needed. High-throughput. "Add-mix-read" type assay. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput 96-well plate assay for thousands of samples per day. Method: OD565nm. Samples: Biological, food, beverage and agricultural products. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: 7 µM.
Bioassay Systems EnzyFluo™ Acetaldehyde Assay Kit. For quantitatve determination of acetaldehyde and evaluations of drug effects on its metabolism.
For quantitatve determination of acetaldehyde and evaluations of drug effects on its metabolism. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Linear detection range (50µL sample): 0.5 µM to 60 µM acetaldehyde in 96-well plate assay. High-throughput. The procedure involves adding a single working reagent, and reading the absorbance after 30 minutes. Room temperature assay. No 37°C heater is needed. Convenient. Homogeneous "mix-incubate-measure" type assay. Can be readily automated on HTS liquid handling systems for processing thousands of samples per day. Method: FL530/585nm. Samples: Biological samples (e.g. plasma, serum, urine, tissue and culture media) and food/beverage samples (e.g. wine, coffee, and juice). Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: 0.5 µM.
Bioassay Systems QuantiChrom™ Pectinase Assay Kit. For quantitative determination of pectinase activity determination in biological samples.
For quantitative determination of pectinase activity determination in biological samples. Key Features: Linear detection range from 9.2-100 U/L pectinase activity in a 96-well plate assay. Simple and convenient 40 minute "Add-Mix-Measure" type assay. High-throughput format and compatible with laboratory liquid handling systems. No heating required. The kit does not use toxic materials. Refer to the previously established DNS method. Method: OD600nm. Samples: Enzyme extracts, agriculture and biological samples. Species: Plant, fungal tissues, juice, bacteria, etc. Procedure: Assay takes 40 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: 9.2 U/L.
Bioassay Systems QuantiQuik™ Pyruvate Quick Test Strips. For rapid, direct determination of pyruvate concentrations in food and beverage samples as well as biological samples.
For rapid, direct determination of pyruvate concentrations in food and beverage samples as well as biological samples. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Use of 50, 100, or 400 µL sample. Semi-quantitative measurement between 0-131 mg/L (undiluted) Pyruvate. Convenient. No expensive plate or cuvette readers needed. Sample trea™ent and assay can be performed in under 15 minutes. Method: Visual. Samples: Wine, beer, biological samples, etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes approximately 15 min. Kit size: 10 tests.
Bioassay Systems Parallel Artificial Membrane Permeability Assay-Skin Kit. For quantitative determination of skin membrane permeability of test compounds.
For quantitative determination of skin membrane permeability of test compounds. Key Features: Convenient. Includes all necessary equipment to run a PAMPA plate. Simple and low-cost. Procedure is easy to follow and more affordable than cell-based permeability assays. High-throughput. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput 96-well plate assay for thousands of samples per day. Method: PAMPA. Samples: Chemical Compounds. Procedure: Assay takes 20 hrs, hands-on time 1 hr. Kit size: 96 tests.
Bioassay Systems EnzyFluo™ NADP/NADPH Assay Kit. For quantitative determination of NADP and NADPH and evaluation of drug effects on their metabolism (This product is a replacement for the discontinued product EFNP-100).
For quantitative determination of NADP and NADPH and evaluation of drug effects on their metabolism (This product is a replacement for the discontinued product EFNP-100). Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Detection limit of 0.01 µM and linearity up to 1 µM NADP+/NADPH in 96-well plate assay. Convenient. The procedure involves adding a single working reagent, and reading the fluorescence at time zero and 30 min. Room temperature assay. High-throughput. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput 96-well plate assay for thousands of samples per day. Method: FL530/585nm. Samples: Cell, tissue extracts etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: 0.01 µM.
Bioassay Systems EnzyFluo™ AMPK Phosphorylation Assay Kit. For quantitative fluorescent immunoenzymatic assay of AMPK phosphorylation status in cultured cells.
For quantitative fluorescent immunoenzymatic assay of AMPK phosphorylation status in cultured cells. Key Features: Sensitive. Can measure pAMPK modulation in as little as 500 cells/well. New and improved. Total assay time reduced from the standard 21 hours to 6.5 hours (hands-on time 2.5 hrs). Simple and convenient. Cells are directly cultured in 96-well plates. No cell lysis necessary. Accurate and high-throughput. Protein phosphorylation is normalized to total cellular protein in the same well, greatly minimizing well-to-well variations. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput 96-well plate assay for thousands of samples per day. Method: FL360/450nm, 530/585nm. Samples: Cells. Species: Human, mouse, rat. Procedure: Assay takes Assay takes 6.5 hrs, hands-on time 2.5 hrs. Kit size: 100 tests.
Bioassay Systems QuantiChrom™ Copper Assay Kit. For quantitative determination of copper(II) ion and evaluation of drug effects on copper metabolism.
For quantitative determination of copper(II) ion and evaluation of drug effects on Cu metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Linear detection range 7 µg/dL (1.0 µM) to 300 µg/dL (47 µM) copper in 96-well plate assay. Simple and high-throughput. The simple procedure can be readily automated as a high-throughput assay in 96-well plates for thousands of samples per day. Improved reagent stability and versatility. The optimized formulation has greatly enhanced reagent and signal stability. Cuvet or 96-well plate assay. Method: OD359nm. Samples: Biological, environment, food and beverage. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 10 min. Kit size: 250 tests. Detection limit: 7 µg/dL (1.0 µM).
Bioassay Systems QuantiChrom™ Glutamate Dehydrogenase Assay Kit. For quantitative determination of glutamate dehydrogenase activity.
For quantitative determination of glutamate dehydrogenase activity. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Linear detection range (20 µL sample): 0.4 to 80 U/L for 30 min reaction. Detection Limit of 0.1 U/L for 120 min reaction. Convenient and high-throughput. Homogeneous "mix-incubate-measure" type assay. Can be readily automated on HTS liquid handling systems for processing thousands of samples per day. Method: OD565nm. Samples: Serum, plasma, cell, tissue, agriculture etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: 0.1 U/L.
Bioassay Systems QuantiChrom™ Calcium Assay Kit. For quantitative determination of calcium ion Ca2+ and evaluation of drug effects on calcium metabolism.
For quantitative determination of calcium ion Ca2+ and evaluation of drug effects on calcium metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Use as little as 5 µL samples. Linear detection range 0.08 mg/dL (20 µM) to 20 mg/dL (5 mM) Ca2+ in 96-well plate assay. Simple and high-throughput. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput assay for thousands of samples per day. Improved reagent stability and versatility. The optimized formulation has greatly enhanced reagent and signal stability. Cuvet or 96-well plate assay. Low interference in biological samples. No pretreatments are needed. Assays can be directly performed on raw biological samples i.e., in the presence of lipid, protein and minerals such as magnesium, iron and zinc. Method: OD612nm. Samples: Biological, food and environment. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 3 min. Kit size: 500 tests. Detection limit: 0.08 mg/dL (20 µM).
Bioassay Systems QuantiChrom™ Creatinine Assay Kit. For quantitative determination of creatinine and evaluation of drug effects on creatinine metabolism.
For quantitative determination of creatinine and evaluation of drug effects on creatinine metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Use 30 µL samples. Detection limit 0.10 mg/dL (8 µM) creatinine in 96-well plate assay. Simple and high-throughput. The procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and incubation for 5 min. Can be automated as a high-throughput assay for thousands of samples per day. Improved reagent stability and versatility. The optimized formulation has greatly enhanced reagent and signal stability. Assays can be executed in 96-well plate or cuvet. Low interference in biological samples. No pretreatments are needed. Assays can be directly performed on raw biological samples. Method: OD510nm. Samples: Urine, serum, plasma and biological preparations. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 20 min. Kit size: 500 tests. Detection limit: 0.1 mg/dL (8 µM).
Bioassay Systems QuantiChrom™ Bilirubin Assay Kit. For quantitative determination of bilirubin and evaluation of drug effects on bilirubin metabolism.
For quantitative determination of bilirubin and evaluation of drug effects on bilirubin metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Detection limit 0.16 mg/dL bilirubin in 96-well plate assay. Simple and high-throughput. The procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and incubation for 10 min. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput assay in 96-well plates for thousands of samples per day. Method: OD530nm. Samples: Serum. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 10 min. Kit size: 180 tests. Detection limit: 0.16 mg/dL.
Bioassay Systems QuantiChrom™ Heme Assay Kit. For quantitative determination of heme and evaluation of drug effects on heme metabolism.
For quantitative determination of heme and evaluation of drug effects on heme metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Linear detection range 0.6 - 125 µM heme in 96-well plate assay. Simple and high-throughput. The "mix-and-read" procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and reading the optical density. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput assay in 96-well plates for thousands of samples per day. Safety. Reagents are non-toxic. Versatility. Assays can be executed in 96-well plate or cuvet. Method: OD400nm. Samples: Blood, serum, plasma, urine etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 5 min. Kit size: 250 tests. Detection limit: 0.6 µM.