ProbeSure Master Mix combines class-leading performance with the most competitive prices in the market. ProbeSure Master Mix has provided users with accurate, robust, and consistent performance for many years. It has been carefully optimised to work over a wide range of reaction volumes and sample template qualities.
ProbeSure Master Mix is supplied at 2x concentration for convenience and is supplied with the ROX normalising dye at either high level (500 nM final concentration), low level (25 nM final concentration) or without ROX.
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Purple-Jelley Hyaluronic Acid assay kit
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Purple-Jelley Hyaluronic Acid assay kit
Biocolor’s Purple-Jelley assay kit is the perfect tool for accurate measurement of hyaluronic acid / Hyaluronan levels in your samples. This colorimetric assay is optimised for quantitative analysis in-vivo, tissue-derived hyaluronic acid / Hyaluronan and includes full step-by-step instructions.
Colorimetric Detection (655nm) (Endpoint)
Hyaluronic Acid: A gentle giant!
Hyaluronic acid, in its hydrated form, is a unique carbohydrate polymer, often referred to as a ‘gentle giant.’ It consists of a lengthy, flexible, non-branching chain with a repeating disaccharide pattern. This disaccharide is composed of alternating uronic acid and aminosugar units.
Why is our kit called ‘Purple-Jelley’?
Discovering the J-Aggregate Effect in Cyanine DyesIn 1936, Edwin Jelley made a fascinating observation, documented it in a letter to Nature (Nature 138, 1009 – 1010). He noted a peculiar behaviour of certain cyanine dyes, that when dissolved in 5 M NaCl, they dyes exhibited a third absorbance peak at a longer wavelength, around 650nm. In deionized water, however, they displayed only a double peak at approximately 540nm and 570nm. The 650nm peak in concentrated dye solutions resulted from the aggregation of dye molecules and was later termed a ‘J-aggregate,’ in honor of Edwin Jelley. The J-aggregate is known as a supra-molecular complex, formed by stacking individual dye molecules.
Subsequent research in the 1960s, notably by Kay et al. (J. Physical Chem. 68, 1896 – 1906), revealed that various biological polymers, including proteins, DNA, polar lipids, and glycosaminoglycans, could also induce this third absorbance peak. This phenomenon led to the development of the Purple-Jelley assay, named after the purple color of the dye reagent and Edwin Jelley himself.
An overview of the Purple-Jelley assay steps:
During the assay, hyaluronic acid is selectively purified during the assay sample preparation protocol. This is then reacted with the Purple-Jelley dye reagent, and the absorption of the characteristic third wavelength recorded. By comparison with a calibration curve the hyaluronic acid content of the sample can be measured.
Step 1. The assay protocol takes tissue samples through a sequential sample preparation protocol which involves enzymatic protein digestion, followed by precipitation and purification of GAGs, culminating in the precipitation of purified Hyaluronic acid.
Step2. The processed sample is then incubated for 10 minutes with the Purple-Jelley dye reagent, forming a coloured product which can be measured spectrophotometrically.
Step 3. The Hyaluronic acid content of unknown samples can be calculated by comparison against a calibration curve prepared using a standard comprising hyaluronic acid (supplied with the kit).
Assay range
10 – 100µg/ml
Limit of Detection
10µg/ml
Detection Method
Colorimetric Detection (655nm) (Endpoint)
Measurements per kit
100 in total (allows a maximum of 46 samples to be run in duplicate alongside a standard curve).
Suitable Samples
In-vivo: Hyaluronic acid purified from in-vivo tissues. The kit protocol involves extraction and purification of hyaluronic acid prior to reaction with the Purple-Dye reagent.
Precautions
This kit is designed for research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures. Kit requires access to a centrifuge, as well as a spectrophotometer/colorimeter capable of colorimetric, absorbance detection at 655nm. Specific sample preparation protocols may require customer to provide further reagents, consult assay manual for further information.
2. Hyaluronan Reference Standard (1x 5ml, 0.2mg/ml soluble Hyaluronic Acid)
3. Precipitating Reagent (2x 34ml)
4. Sodium Chloride (1x 20ml)
5. Cetylpyridinium Chloride (1x 20ml)
6. TRIS-buffered Saline (5x tablets)
7. 2ml screw-cap tubes for preparation of samples.
8. Assay kit manual
NB: Additional reagents may be required for sample preparation prior to assay. Consult manual or contact us for further details.
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Biocolor’s Purple-Jelley assay kit is the perfect tool for accurate measurement of hyaluronic acid / Hyaluronan levels in your samples. This colorimetric assay is optimised for quantitative analysis in-vivo, tissue-derived hyaluronic acid / Hyaluronan and includes full step-by-step instructions.
The D-Glucosamine test kit is a high purity reagent for the measurement and analysis of D-glucosamine in neutraceutical/food products. This kit can also be used to measure N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine and D-Glucosamine sulphate.
Note for Content: The number of manual tests per kit can be doubled if all volumes are halved. This can be readily accommodated using the MegaQuantTM Wave Spectrophotometer (D-MQWAVE).
All reagents stable for > 2 years after preparation
All enzymes supplied as stable suspensions
Very rapid reaction
Mega-Calc™ software tool is available from our website for hassle-free raw data processing
Standard included
Suitable for manual, microplate and auto-analyser formats
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The D-Glucosamine test kit is a high purity reagent for the measurement and analysis of D-glucosamine in neutraceutical/food products. This kit can also be used to measure N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine and D-Glucosamine sulphate.
[TK1000] ExcelTaq™ Klen-Taq DNA Polymerase, 5 U/μl, 500 U
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ExcelTaq™ Klen-Taq DNA Polymerase is a specially blended enzyme mix containing KlenTaq-1 DNA polymerase (a 5’-exo-minus, N-terminal deletion of Taq DNA polymerase) and a small amount of a proofreading DNA polymerase. This unique blending helps to improve the fidelity, yield and processivity of the resultant PCR process. The Klen-Taq is also highly robust, showing high tolerance of varying concentrations of Mg2+; it is highly thermostable and has four times the fidelity compared to Taq DNA polymerase. The ExcelTaq™ Klen-Taq DNA Polymerase is ideal for DNA amplifications 0.5-5 kb in length on genomic DNA, and up to 10 kb on less complex templates.
Features
5’→3′ DNA polymerase activity
3’→5′ exonuclease activity (proofreading)
4× fidelity as compared to Taq DNA polymerase
Thermo-stable: up to 98°C during PCR denaturing step
Robust PCR performance, resistance to variance in PCR conditions
Storage
-20°C for 24 months
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ExcelTaq™ Klen-Taq DNA Polymerase is a specially blended enzyme mix containing KlenTaq-1 DNA polymerase (a 5’-exo-minus, N-terminal deletion of Taq DNA polymerase) and a small amount of a proofreading DNA polymerase. This unique blending helps to improve the fidelity, yield and processivity of the resultant PCR process. The Klen-Taq is also highly robust, showing high tolerance of varying concentrations of Mg2+; it is highly thermostable and has four times the fidelity compared to Taq DNA polymerase. The ExcelTaq™ Klen-Taq DNA Polymerase is ideal for DNA amplifications 0.5-5 kb in length on genomic DNA, and up to 10 kb on less complex templates.
