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Measure glutathione-dependent peroxidase in plasma

This kit includes the glutathione peroxidase and reductase, the dilution buffer and the assay buffer, NADPH, tert-butyl hydroperoxide standard, and the 96 well plates

News from Trevigen (27 February 2006)

Assay screens for Parp inhibitors

Trevigen's universal 96-well Parp assay kit measures the incorporation of biotinylated Poly (ADP-ribose) onto histone proteins in a 96-well plate format.

News from Trevigen (27 February 2006)

Rapid conjugation technology simplifies immunassay

Innova Biosciences has launched a novel conjugation method which bypasses the usual desalting and dialysis steps, enabling the user to make protein conjugates with a hands-on time of just 30 seconds

News from Innova Biosciences ( 9 February 2006)

96-well BME cell invasion assay

High-throughput format for quantitating the degree invasive cells penetrate a barrier consisting of basement membrane components in vitro in response to chemoattractants and/or inhibiting compounds

News from Trevigen (31 January 2006)

48-kinase profiling panel

KinaseAdvisor is the most sensitive assay panel available for kinases, a family of over 500 enzymes involved in regulating cell behavior in the human body  Brochure available  

News from Caliper Life Sciences (31 January 2006)

Rapid cytokine bioactivity quantitation

Type I Human Interferon gene reporter assay kit is a simple, rapid and sensitive test for the detection and quantitation of the biological activity of Type 1 IFNs in biological samples

News from Neutekbio (20 January 2006)

Human IGF-I TiterZyme EIA kit released

IGF-I has insulin-like effects, but it appears to be involved in many other functions and has been linked to ageing, nutrition, physical activity and cancer

News from Assay Designs ( 6 January 2006)

Site-specific histone H3 global methylation assays

The site-specific methylation of histone H3 has been demonstrated to play a critical role in silencing and activating gene function and to be involved in certain pathological processes such as cancer

News from Epigentek ( 5 January 2006)

Rapid detection of Caspase activity in live cells

Fluorescence-based assays allow researchers to discriminate between apoptotic and non-apoptotic cells based on interrogation of caspase activity and cell membrane permeability within a single assay

News from Guava Technologies ( 6 December 2005)

Measure cell death only in target populations

Assay kit allows researchers to look specifically at Granzyme B activity in target cells by flow cytometry or microscopy and measure cell death exclusively in target cell populations

News from Cadama Medical (11 November 2005)

Feel the need for speed in leads?

Rapid screening service for phosphatase enzymes offers drug selectivity testing against an expanding panel of phosphatase enzymes (currently 19 phosphatases)

News from Innova Biosciences ( 7 November 2005)

Assay measures Cortisol concentration

Cortisol fluorescence polarisation immunoassay (FPIA) assay precisely measures Cortisol concentration within cell supernatants in a minimum of 30 minutes

News from Assay Designs (19 October 2005)

Assay is used to measure Oxycodone in urine

Oxycodone is a potent pain medication and a nervous system depressant sold under the trade names OxyContin, Percodan, and Percocet, among others

News from Olympus Diagnostic Systems (28 September 2005)

New CEO named at Assay Designs

Company develops, manufactures and markets immunoassay (Elisa) kits, luminescent reagents, antibodies, proteins, DNA products, and extracts that are used for life sciences research

News from Assay Designs (26 September 2005)

Assays test for ampetamines and ecstasy

Assays for the qualitative or semi-quantitative analysis of amphetamines or methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and closely related drugs (MDEA and MDA) in human urine

News from Olympus Diagnostic Systems (21 September 2005)

Assays incorporate small molecule organic dye

Optimisation of cyclic AMP (adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate) assay formats with d2 acceptor molecule complements existing assay to enhance G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) platform

News from Cisbio International (13 September 2005)

Integrated platform for bioluminescent research

Range comprises luminometers, luminescent assays, instrument maintenance and servicing packages, and technical support, all based around enhancements to natural glowworm and firefly luminescence

News from Promega UK (25 May 2005)

Mixed culture assay reduces development time

Assay allows users to conduct mixed culture assays with the sensitivity of single-cell based methods together with the throughput (96-well option) and ease of use of a microplate reader

News from Guava Technologies (20 May 2005)

Rapid, sensitive and flexible assay for DPPIV

DPPIV is a multifunctional protein involved in cleaving incretin hormones, hence serving to regulate glucose homeostasis and consequently viewed as a target for the management of Type 2 diabetes

News from Promega UK (13 April 2005)

Consistent characterisation of cell cultures

Bioassays are enhancedd by technology providing complete solution for evaluating cell cultures, primary cells and blood cells with easy-to-use instruments, reagent kits and software

News from Guava Technologies (18 March 2005)

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