Lonza AdipoLyze Lipolysis Detection Assay
22 July, 2011 byThe AdipoLyze Lipolysis Detection Assay is a fast, sensitive, fluorescent in vitro assay that can be used for detecting small quantities of glycerol in cells undergoing lipolysis.
Merck Millipore Magna ChIP-Seq preparation kit
18 June, 2011 byThe Merck Millipore Magna ChIP-Seq preparation kit has been designed to simplify genome-wide profiling of DNA-protein interactions by chromatin immunoprecipitation and next-generation sequencing (ChIP-Seq).
BioTek cytokines ELx405 washer application note
25 May, 2011Cytokines and growth factors are cell signalling proteins that mediate a number of physiological responses. In addition, they are also associated with a number of diseases including tumour growth and metastasis, infections and inflammation. Because these molecules rarely act unilaterally it is important to assess a number of them in parallel. The advent of multiplex assays using Luminex xMAP bead technology has simplified the task of performing multiple assays on samples. BioTek has demonstrated how to automate the wash steps of the Bio-Rad HumanCytokine 8-plex assay kit using the ELx405 Magnetic Bead Washer.
BioTek HTRF AKT application note
25 May, 2011AKT is a serine/threonine protein kinase that plays a key role in cellular processes. AKT has become a popular target for drug discovery campaigns, due to the fact that AKT inhibitors may help to treat a number of cancers. BioTek has demonstrated an automated homogeneous assay to probe AKT phosphorylation at its serine 473 residue using endogenous levels of kinase expression within human primary HUVEC cells.
Life Technologies BigDye Direct Cycle Sequencing Kit
20 April, 2011 byLife Technologies has announced an advancement in capillary electrophoresis (CE) sequencing reagents that simplifies the Sanger sequencing workflow by combining post-PCR clean-up and cycle sequencing into a single step and allows reads as close as one base from the primer using POP-7 polymer.
Qiagen Investigator Quantiplex Kit
16 April, 2011 byThe Investigator Quantiplex Kit has been designed to quickly confirm that forensic DNA samples contain sufficient DNA for genetic fingerprinting analysis. The kit quantifies the human DNA in the sample and establishes whether it contains inhibitors that may interfere with downstream applications.
Lonza Nucleofector human keratinocyte kits and Amaxa protocols
22 March, 2011 byThe Nucleofector kits and corresponding Amaxa optimised protocols are now available for the transfection of human keratinocytes.
Lonza PPiLight inorganic pyrophosphate assay
22 March, 2011 byThe PPiLight assay is a non-radioactive bioluminescent assay for the detection of inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi).
Lonza PDELight HTS cAMP phosphodiesterase assay kit
04 February, 2011 byThe PDELight HTS cAMP phosphodiesterase assay kit, a generic, homogeneous assay, can be used in high-throughput screening of phosphodiesterase activity.
Qiagen FFPE kits
24 November, 2010 byQiagen has launched several products that assist in the molecular analysis of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples.
Bioo Scientific ExoMir Kit
07 October, 2010 byThe Bioo Scientific ExoMir kit is suitable for the fractionation of and RNA extraction from exosomes and other microparticles in cell-free fluids. Exosomes are membrane-covered microparticles shed by cells into bodily fluids, such as blood and urine, and also shed into the media used to culture eukaryotic cells.
Screening tool can detect colorectal cancer from a small blood sample
30 September, 2010Diagnostic Product Development has developed a microRNA screening assay that detects the majority of early-stage colorectal cancers with good specificity and sensitivity.
ProteoStat Thermal shift stability assay kit
05 August, 2010The ProteoStat Thermal shift stability assay kit includes a fluorescent dye which detects protein aggregation, so it can be used to monitor protein stability under systematic thermal stress conditions. From the thermal shift assay, a temperature at which the bulk of the protein becomes aggregated can readily be identified.
Leica Microsystems BOND automated advanced staining platform
04 August, 2010 byLeica Microsystems and Abbott have reached an agreement for Abbott to supply fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes that target the HER2 gene locus. The probes will be used to develop a fully automated FISH solution for HER2 testing on the Leica Microsystems BOND, an automated advanced staining platform.
Xenometrix Ames MPF and Ames II assay kits
04 August, 2010Xenometrix Ames MPF and Ames II assay kits can be used to screen pharmaceutical compounds for mutagenicity before they are considered for clinical trials. The kits are modified to use liquid culture instead of agar plates.
