
EnzyFluo™ Collagen Assay Kit
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Application
- Collagen determination in biological and cosmetic products.
Key Features
- Safe. Non-radioactive assay.
- Fast and sensitive. Linear detection range (20µL sample): 2 µg/mL to 50µg/mLcollagen in 96-well plate assay.
- Convenient and high-throughput."Add-mix-read" type assay. No wash and reagent transfer steps are involved. Can be readily automated for processing thousands of samples per day.
Method
- FL375/465nm
Samples
- Biological samples (e.g. plasma, serum, cells) and cosmetic samples (e.g. collagen solution).
Species
- All
Size
- 100 tests
Detection Limit
- 2 µg/mL
Shelf Life
- 6 months
More Details
- COLLAGEN is the key structural protein of connective tissue and the most abundant protein in mammals. It occurs in many different types and forms with Types I -V being the most common. Aside from the crucial role it plays in the body, it has numerous medical applications such as its use in reconstructive surgery including bone and skin grafts. It is also commonly used in cosmetics due to its anti-aging and skin healing properties. Assay methods available for quantifying collagen currently range from needing extensive hydrolysis procedures with acids and bases to using expensive antibodies and complicated protocols. BioAssay Systems collagen assay kit delivers a very simple, safe, and sensitive method to quantify collagen in samples. In the first step of this procedure, collagen in the sample is enzymatically digested into peptides. Subsequently, the N-terminal glycine containing peptides react with the dye reagent to form a fluorescent complex. The fluorescence intensity of this product, measured at λex/em = 375/465 nm, is directly proportional to collagen concentration in the sample.
Does this assay measure hydroxyproline?
No, this assay does not measure hydroxyproline. This assay quantifies N-terminal glycine containing peptides from an enzyme based degradation of collagen.My standard curve isn’t turning out linear / I am getting inconsistent results?
You may also wish to incubate the digest mix step for an extra 30 minutes at 37°C (90 minutes total) to ensure that the digest reaction is complete.I’m not getting the same fluorescence readings for my standards as the standard curve on the protocol?
Fluorescence is measured differently depending on the plate reader. This is why plate readers use relative fluorescent units (RFUs) to quantitate the fluorescence readings. These are arbitrary units to assess the fluorescence intensity of the wells relative to each other. The numbers you see on the standard curve in the protocol are from the assay being performed on our lab’s plate readers. It is completely normal for your assay to produce different fluorescent readings; what is more important is to focus on the linearity of your standard curve.My sample, which I know has collagen, isn’t measuring any collagen with this assay?
Either your samples are diluted too much, or have not been diluted enough. We recommend running a serial dilution on your sample to determine the optimal dilution factor for quantification. This is the range at which dilutions start producing similar collagen concentration estimates after being corrected for dilution factor.Can I use this assay to measure cosmetic or beauty product collagen?
Yes, this assay can be used on store bought collagen. Because the collagen is often very concentrated, you will likely need to dilute it greatly (e.g.100-1000 fold) for it to be within the assay’s detection range.For more detailed product information and questions, please feel free to Contact Us. Or for more general information regarding our assays, please refer to our General Questions.ebiomall.com






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下面的这段话是图注,图注的意思我明白,但是我想知道merge后的图看什么颜色的荧光,蓝色是细胞核,红色是lysosome(位于胞质),绿色是AMPKβ2,该实验是想观察AMPKβ2是否转位到lysosome上了,如果确实发生了AMPKβ2转位到lysosome上,那么merge后是红色与绿色融合在一起,是吗?融合在一起发什么颜色的光了?
1)做免疫组化的片子最好不要同时做HE染色,因为那样会掩盖阳性着色的结果;而且用苏木素复染细胞核也是淡染,若要在免疫组化的片子上观察形态学的改变,除非有非常典型的表现,一般是有很大的难度的。
2)你是培养的细胞做免疫组化吗?如果是的话,那就每个样本只有一张片子吧?唯一的办法是进行免疫双染,同时做CD34和AFP(甲胎蛋白)。我觉得后者阳性便可以或多或少的获得向肝细胞分化的证据。
3)用HE染色来识别造血干细胞向肝细胞分化,也就是说要看到肝细胞的典型形态学改变后才可以下结论。问题是:早期的肝细胞仅凭形细胞态学观察并不能很容易的被识别。病理大夫看组织切片,重要的是看其组织学结构,对肝细胞也是这样。如果单拿出来一个细胞,还是培养的细胞,染色后真的不容易区分。所以我觉得你设计的用HE染色来确定早期细胞向哪个方向分化不是很有说服力。
4)如果是切片,也就是说每个样本可以有多张切片,那可以在连续切片上分别染CD34和AFP,拍照时选择相同视野,也有一定说服力。但是还是不如双染法更可靠。
5)用双染最大的问题在于:这两者都表达在胞浆中,染色容易相互覆盖。所以在双染的方法选择上你还要再考虑一下,可不可以用免疫荧光双染?这样也很有说服力的
免疫组织化学又称免疫细胞化学,是指带显色剂标记的特异性抗体在组织细胞原位通过抗原抗体反应和组织化学的呈色反应,对相应抗原进行定性、定位、定量测定的一项新技术。它把免疫反应的特异性、组织化学的可见性巧妙地结合起来,借助显微镜的现像和放大作用,在细胞,亚细胞水平检测各种抗原物质,并可在原位显示相应的基因和基因表达产物。免疫组织化学技术现已有:免疫荧光组织(细胞)化学技术、免疫酶组织(细胞)化学技术、亲和组织化学技术、免疫金银及铁标记免疫组织化学技术等。免疫荧光组织(细胞)化学技术是采用荧光素标记的已知抗体(或抗原)作为探针,检测待测组织、细胞标本中的靶抗原(或抗体),形成的抗原抗体复合物上带有荧光素,在荧光显微镜下,由于受高压汞灯光源的紫外光照射,荧光素发出明亮的荧光,这样就可以分辨出抗原(或抗体)的所在位置及其性质,并可利用荧光定量技术计算抗原的含量。以达到对抗原物质定位、定性、定量测定的目的。

