| Content: | 100 assays per kit |
| Shipping Temperature: | Ambient |
| Storage Temperature: | Short term stability: 2-8oC, Long term stability: See individual component labels |
| Stability: | > 2 years under recommended storage conditions |
| Analyte: | Histamine |
| Assay Format: | Spectrophotometer |
| Detection Method: | Absorbance |
| Wavelength (nm): | 492 |
| Signal Response: | Increase |
| Linear Range: | 0.5 to 12 μg of histamine per assay |
| Limit of Detection: | ~ 0.09 μg of histamine per test or ~ 0.75 mg/Kg (ppm) of histamine in a fish sample |
| Limit of Quantification: | ~ 0.5 mg of histamine per test or ~ 4.2 mg/Kg (ppm) of histamine in a fish sample |
| Reproducibility (%): | ~ 3% |
| Reaction Time (min): | ~ 20 min |
| Application examples: | Fish samples in various forms (e.g. fresh, canned, frozen, etc). |
This product has been discontinued.
The Histamine Assay Kit for the detection of histamine in food including fish samples in various forms.
High levels of histamine may develop in a variety of foods as they decompose, this is an issue that particulary affects fish.
Megazyme’s Histamine Assay Kit provides a simple robust method with a fast reaction time of ~ 20 mins.
View all of our assay kits.
Advantages
- Very competitive price (cost per test)
- All reagents stable for > 2 years
- Specific for histamine
- Suitable for use with raw fish samples
- Simple format. Well suited to automation
- Standard included
- Mega-Calc™ software tool is available from our website for hassle-free raw data processing
