Signal Transduction Reagents and Kits

Cayman Chemical Pyruvate Assay Kit, 96 wells

Pyruvate (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, and metabolic disorders. Cayman’s Pyruvate Assay provides a fluorescence-based method for quantifying pyruvate in biological samples such as serum, plasma, blood, urine, and saliva. It can also be utilized to determine intracellular and extracellular pyruvate concentrations in cell culture samples.

Cayman Chemical WST-1 Cell Proliferation Assay Kit, 96 wells

Cayman’s WST-1 Proliferation Assay is based on the reduction of tetrazolium salt WST-1 to a soluble formazan dye by electron transport across the plasma membrane of dividing cells. This kit will also allow investigators to screen drug candidates involved in cell cycle regulation.

Cayman Chemical YM-53601, 182959-33-7, 500 µg

Inhibits squalene synthase activity in rat hepatic microsomes and human Hep-G2 cells (IC50 values of 90 and 79 nM, respectively); inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis in rats reducing both cholesterol and triglyceride levels in plasma