Cation & Anion Assays

For quantitative determination of ammonia/ammonium and evaluation of drug effects on their metabolism. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Linear detection range of 0.012 - 1 mM ammonia. 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: FL360/450nm. Samples: Biological (eg urine) and environ-mental samples. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 15 min. Kit size: 200 tests. Detection limit: 12 µM.

For quantitative determination of zinc ion Zn²⁺ and evaluation of drug effects on zinc metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Uses 50 µL samples. Linear detection range 0.12 µM (0.78 µg/dL) to 10 µM (65 µg/dL) zinc in 96-well assay format. Simple and high-throughput. The procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and incubation for 30 min. 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. Cuvette or 96-well plate assay formats possible. Low interference in biological samples. No pretreatments are needed. Method: OD425nm. Samples: Serum, plasma, urine, saliva, food, beverage and environment. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 250 tests. Detection limit: 0.78 µg/dL (0.12 µM).

For quantitative determination of sulfate ion and evaluation of drug effects on sulfate metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Detection range 0.02 mM (0.19 mg/dL) to 2 mM (19.2 mg/dL) sulfate in 96-well plate assay. Simple and high-throughput. The procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and incubation for 5 min. Method: OD600nm. Samples: Serum, urine, food and environment. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 5 min. Kit size: 200 tests. Detection limit: 20 µM.

For quantitative determination of salicylate in biological samples and beauty products, mouthwash, etc. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Linear detection range: 0.8 mM (10.9 mg/dL) to 20 mM (274.2 mg/dL) salicylate with 20 µL sample (96-well). Convenient. The procedure involves adding a single working reagent. High-throughput. "Add-mix-read" type assay. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput 96-well or 384-well plate assay for thousands of samples per day. Method: OD560nm. Samples: Serum, plasma, urine, food, beverage, agriculture, drugs, beauty, mouthwash samples, etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 100 Tests.

For quantitative determination of phosphate and evaluation of drug effects on phosphate metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Linear detection range 0.3 µM (0.0028 mg/dL) to 50 µM (0.47 mg/dL) phosphate in 96-well plate assay. Simple and high-throughput. The procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and incubation for 30 min. 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. Assays can be executed in cuvet or 96-well plate. 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. Method: OD620nm (malachite green). Samples: Serum, urine, saliva, sweat, tissue culture, food, environment etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 500 tests. Detection limit: 3 µg/dL (0.3 µM).

For quantitative determination of Mg²⁺ and evaluation of drug effects on magnesium metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Use as little as 5 µL sample. Linear detection range 0.1 mg/dL (41 µM) to 3 mg/dL (1.2 mM) Mg²⁺ in 96-well plate assay. Simple and high-throughput. The procedure involves addition of two reagents and measuring OD500nm. 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. Assays can be directly performed in serum and urine samples. Method: OD500nm. Samples: Biological, food and beverage. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 10 min. Kit size: 250 tests. Detection limit: 0.1 mg/dL (41 µM).

For quantitative determination of iron ions Fe³⁺ and/or Fe²⁺ and evaluation of drug effects on iron metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Linear detection range 27 µg/dL (4.8 µM) to 1,000 µg/dL (179 µM) iron in 96-well plate assay. Simple and high-throughput. The procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and incubation for 40 min. 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. Cuvette or 96-well plate assay. Low interference in biological samples. No pretreatments are needed. Assays can be directly performed on serum samples. Method: OD590nm. Samples: Biological (e.g. serum) and environmental samples. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 250 tests. Detection limit: 27 µg/dL (4.8 µM).

For quantitative determination of detergents in e.g. water and soil samples. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Use 20 µL sample. Linear detection range: Tween 80: 0.012 to 4 mM; Tween 20: 0.06 to 5 mM; Triton X-100: 0.23 to 12 mM; Brij L23/35: 0.09 to 5 mM; DTAC: 0.08 to 2 mM; SDS: 10 to 25 mM. Simple and convenient. The procedure involves addition of two reagents and measuring OD560nm or OD650nm. Improved reagent stability and versatility. The optimized formulation has greatly enhanced reagent and signal stability. Cuvette or 96-well plate assay. Method: 560nm and 650nm. Samples: Biological and environmental samples. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 15 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: Tween 80: 0.012 to 4 mM; Tween 20: 0.06 to 5 mM; Triton X-100: 0.23 to 12 mM; Brij L23/35: 0.09 to 5 mM; DTAC: 0.08 to 2 mM; SDS: 10 to 25 mM.

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).

For quantitative determination of chromium Cr(VI). Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Linear detection range of 20 - 2000 µg/L Chromium. Convenient and high-throughput. Homogeneous "mix-incubate-measure" type assay. No wash and reagent transfer steps are involved. Can be readily automated for processing thousands of samples per day. Method: OD480nm. Samples: Biological (serum, plasma etc), environmental (water, soil etc), food and beverage samples. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 20 min. Kit size: 250 tests. Detection limit: 20 µg/L (0.38 µM, 0.02 ppm).

For quantitative determination of chloride ion and evaluation of drug effects on chloride metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Use as little as 5 µL samples. Linear detection range 0.7 mg/dL (0.2 mM) to 35 mg/dL (10 mM) Cl^- 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 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: OD610nm. Samples: Biological, food and environment. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 5 min. Kit size: 250 tests. Detection limit: 0.7 mg/dL (0.2 mM).

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. The procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and incubation for 3 min. 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).

For quantitative determination of boron in agricultural and environmental samples. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Linear detection range: 0.05 to 10 µg/mL (0.05 - 10 ppm) boron with 100 µL sample (96-well). Convenient. The procedure involves adding a single working reagent. High-throughput. "Add-mix-read" type assay. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput 96-well or 384-well plate assay for thousands of samples per day. Method: OD420nm. Samples: Water, plant tisse, soil samples, and antibody conjugation solutions. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 40 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: 0.05 µg/mL or 0.05 ppm.

For sensitive and high-throughput phosphate determination. Key Features: Reagent very stable. Due to our innovative formulation, no precipitation of reagent occurs. Therefore no filtration of reagent is needed prior to assays, as is often required with other commercial kits. High sensitivity and wide detection range: detection of as little of 20 pmoles of phosphate and useful range between 0.4 µM and 50 µM phosphate. Fast and convenient: single reagent "mix-and-measure" assay allows quantitation of free phosphate within 30 minutes. Compatible with routine laboratory and HTS formats: assays can be performed in tubes, cuvettes or microplates, on spectrophotometers and plate readers. Robust and amenable to HTS: Z factors of 0.7 to 0.9 are observed in 96-well plates. Can be readily automated on HTS liquid handling systems Method: OD620nm (malachite green). Samples: Enzyme reactions with free phosphate releases. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 500 tests. Detection limit: 0.4 µM.

For sensitive and high-throughput phosphate determination. Key Features: Reagent very stable. Due to our innovative formulation, no precipitation of reagent occurs. Therefore no filtration of reagent is needed prior to assays, as is often required with other commercial kits. High sensitivity and wide detection range: detection of as little of 1.6 pmoles of phosphate and useful range between 0.02 µM and 40 µM phosphate. Fast and convenient: homogeneous "mix-and-measure" assay allows quantitation of free phosphate within 20 minutes. Compatible with routine laboratory and HTS formats: assays can be performed in tubes, cuvettes or microplates, on spectrophotometers and plate readers. Robust and amenable to HTS: Z factors of 0.7 to 0.9 are observed in 96-well and 384-well plates. Can be readily automated on HTS liquid handling systems. Method: OD620nm (malachite green). Samples: Biological, environment etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 2500 tests. Detection limit: 0.02 µM.

For quantitative determination of oxalate (oxalic acid) in urine and other samples. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Use as little as 10 µL samples. Linear detection range in 96-well plate for 10 minute incubation: 20 to 1500 µM oxalate. Fast and convenient. Sample pre-treatment is faster and easier than using activated carbon in competitor’s assay kits. High-throughput adaptable. The procedure involves addition of a single working reagent and incubation for 10 min at room temperature. Can be automated for processing thousands of samples per day. Method: OD595nm. Samples: urine, animal and plant tissue samples. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 10 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: 20 µM.

For quantitative determination of glutamate (monosodium glutamate or MSG) and evaluation of drug effects on glutamate metabolism. Key Features: Sensitive and accurate. Detection limit of 50 µM, linearity up to 2.5 mM glutamate in 96-well plate assay. Convenient. The procedure involves adding a single working reagent, and reading the optical density at time zero and at 30 min at room temperature. 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: OD565nm. Samples: Serum, plasma, urine, cell, tissue etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: 50 µM.

For quantitative determination of formate and evaluation of drug effects on its metabolism. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Use of 10 µL sample. Linear detection range 0.050 to 5 mM Formate in 96-well plate assay. Convenient. The procedure involves adding a single working reagent, and reading the absorbance after 60 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: Urine, Serum etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes approximately 60 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: 50 µM.

For quantitative determination of citrate or citric acid and evaluation of drug effects on citrate metabolism. Key Features: Fast and sensitive. Linear detection range: 4 to 400 µM citrate for colorimetric assays and 0.5 to 40 µM for fluorimetric assays. 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: OD570nm, or FL530/585nm. Samples: Serum, plasma, agriculture etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 20 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: OD, FL: 4, 0.5 µM.

For quantitative determination of ammonia/ammonium and evaluation of drug effects on their metabolism. Key Features: High sensitivity and wide linear range. Use 20 µL sample. Linear detection range 24 to 1000 µM ammonia. Homogeneous and simple procedure. Simple "mix-and-measure" procedure allows reliable quantitation of ammonia within 30 minutes. Method: OD340nm, or FL360/450nm. Samples: Serum, plasma, urine, saliva, cell culture etc. Species: All. Procedure: Assay takes 30 min. Kit size: 100 tests. Detection limit: 24 µM.