Invitrogen™ Amplex™ Red Galactose/Galactose Oxidase Assay Kit

Invitrogen™ Amplex™ Red Galactose/Galactose Oxidase Assay Kit

The Amplex™ Red Galactose/Galactose Oxidase Assay Kit provides a sensitive and simple method for detecting galactose oxidase activity or galactose using a fluorescence microplate reader or fluorometer. Galactose oxidase is an important tool in the detection of galactose in biological fluids. The Amplex™ Red Galactose/Galactose Oxidase Assay Kit provides an ultrasensitive method for detecting galactose or for monitoring galactose oxidase activity. Galactose oxidase catalyzes the oxidation of galactose at the C6 position and generates hydrogen peroxide. In the presence of horseradish peroxidase (HRP), hydrogen peroxide reacts in a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio with the Amplex™ Red reagent to generate the red-fluorescent compound resorufin. Because resorufin has absorption and fluorescence emission maxima of approximately 571 nm and 585 nm, respectively, there is little interference from autofluorescence in most biological samples

Features

• Detect concentrations as low as 2 mU/mL of galactose oxidase activity or 4 µM galactose
• Format allows for multiple time point measurements
• Designed for minimal autofluorescence interference
• For Use With (Equipment): Microplate Reader, Spectrophotometer, Fluorometer