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Alanine Assay Kit

sufficient for 100 colorimetric or fluorometric tests

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NA.84
UNSPSC Code:
12161503

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Alanine Assay Kit, sufficient for 100 colorimetric or fluorometric tests

usage

sufficient for 100 colorimetric or fluorometric tests

detection method

colorimetric
fluorometric

storage temp.

−20°C

Application

Alanine Assay Kit has been used to determine the intracellular alanine pool.[1]
Suitable for alanine detection in cell and tissue culture supernatants, urine, plasma, serum, and other biological samples.

Biochem/physiol Actions

In this kit, alanine concentration is determined by a coupled enzyme assay, which results in a colorimetric (570 nm)/fluorometric (λex = 535/λem = 587 nm) product, proportional to the alanine present. Typical detection ranges for this kit are 2-10 nmole (colorimetric) and 0.2-1 nmole (fluorometric).

General description

Alanine is a nonessential amino acid that plays a key role in the glucose-alanine cycle between muscle tissue and the liver.[2] In amino acid-degrading tissues such as muscle, amino groups are pooled as glutamate by transamination reactions. The amino group of glutamate is transferred to pyruvate via alanine aminotransferase, forming alanine and α-ketoglutarate. The alanine is passed into the blood and transported to the liver.[3] This reaction is reversed in the liver where pyruvate can be used in gluconeogenesis to form glucose,[4] which may return to other tissues through the circulatory system. Increased alanine levels correlate with higher blood pressure, energy intake, cholesterol levels, and body mass index.

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H317,H334

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

flash_point_f

188.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

87 °C - closed cup

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Enzymatic Method for Determining Alanine (Alanine Assay)

Assay protocol for the colorimetric/fluorometric detection of Alanine in biological samples using the alanine assay kit.

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