Properties:
RelatedCategories | AminoAcidMetabolismAssayKits,BloodandUrineChemistryAssayKits,CellBIOLOGy,EnzymaticKitsfortheQuantitationofNutrientsandMetabolites,MetabolismAssayKitsA-Z, |
usage | sufficientfor100 fluorometric?tests |
storagetemp. | 2-8°C |
Description:
FeaturesandBenefits
CompatIBLewithhigh-throughputhandlingsystems.Canbeadaptedforusewithcuvettes.
Generaldescription
Formaldehydeiswidelyemployedinindustryforawiderangeofapplications.Itactsasadisinfectantandbiocide,andisutilizedasatissuefixativeandembalmingagent.Formaldehydeisakeymetaboliteproducedduringnormalmetabolismandcontributestomethylationreactionsandproteinandnucleicacidsynthesis.Increasedproductionofformaldehydehasbeenobservedinmanycancercelllinesandincreasedformaldehydeconcentrationinurinehasbeenassociatedwithbladderandprostratecancer.
TheFormaldehydeAssaykitprovidesasimpleanddirectprocedureformeasuringformaldehydelevelsinurineandotherbiologicalsamples.Inthisassay,formaldehydeisderivatizedwithacetoacetanilideinthepresenceofammoniaresultinginafluorescent(λex=370/λem=470nm)product,proportionaltotheformaldehydepresent.
SuitABIlity
Suitableforthedetectionofformaldehydeinurineandotherbiologicalsamples.
Safety:
Hazardstatements
H302+H312+H332-H314-H335-H370-H410
Precautionarystatements
P260-P273-P280-P305+P351+P338-P310-P501