Name: Alpha-Amylase Assay Kit (BA0082)
Brand: Metabolism Assays
SKU: BA0082
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Alpha-Amylase Assay Kit (BA0082)

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SKU:

BA0082

Product Type:

Assay

Instrument:

Microplate Reader

Sample Type:

Blood, Saliva, Urine, Agriculture

Research Area:

Food Safety & Analysis

Research Area:

Plant & Environmental Stress

Research Area:

Enzyme Activity

Research Area:

Clinical Chemistry

Description
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Description

Assay Genie's alpha-amylase assay method involves two steps: (1). alpha-amylase in the sample hydrolyzes starch and the product is rapidly converted to glucose by alpha-glucosidase and hydrogen peroxide by glucose oxidase; (2). hydrogen peroxide concentration is determined with a colorimetric reagent.

Applications

For quantitative determination of alpha-amylase activity

Key Features

Sensitive and accurate. Linear detection range 0.3 to 50 U/L alpha-amylase in 96-well plate assay.
Convenient. The procedure involves adding a single working reagent, incubation for 15 min, followed by the detection reagent and a 20-min incubation and reading the optical density at 585 nm.

Data Sheet
Kit Includes	Assay Buffer (pH 7.0): 20 mL Substrate: 120 mL Detection Reagent: 20 mL Enzyme A: 120 mL Glucose Standard: 1 mL Enzyme B: 120 mL
Kit Requires	Pipeting devices, centrifuge tubes, clear flat-bottom 96-well plates, plate reader, and optionally membrane filters.
Method of Detection	OD585nm
Detection Limit	0.3 U/L
Samples	Blood, saliva, urine, agriculture etc
Species	All
Protocol Length	40 min
Size	100 tests
Storage	Store Detection Reagent at 4°C and others at -20°C
Shelf Life	6 months

More Details

AMYLASE belongs to the family of glycoside hydrolase enzymes that break down starch into glucose molecules by acting on alpha-1,4-glycosidic bonds. The alpha-amylases (EC 3.2.1.1) cleave at random locations on the starch chain, ultimately yielding maltotriose and maltose, glucose and "limit dextrin" from amylose and amylopectin. In mammals, alpha-amylase is a major digestive enzyme. Increased enzyme levels in humans are associated with salivary trauma, mumps due to inflammation of the salivary glands, pancreatitis and renal failure. Simple, direct and automation-ready procedures for measuring amylase activity are very desirable.

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