Cholesterol Assay Kit, BioAssay™, Colorimetric/Fluorometric

Cat# C5045-09-96T

Size : 96Tests

Brand : US Biological

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Storage Temp
-20°C

Cholester
ol is a sterol and lipid present in the cell membranes, and is transported in the bloodstream of all animals. It is used to form cell membranes and hormones, and plays important roles in cell signaling processes. Elevated levels (hypercholesterolemia) have been associated with cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis; whereas, low levels (hypocholesterolemia) may be linked to depression, cancer and cerebral hemorrhage.

Simple, direct and automation-ready procedures for measuring cholesterol are very desirable. Cholesterol Assay uses a single Working Reagent that combines cholesterol ester hydrolysis, oxidation and color reaction in one step. The color intensity of the reaction product at 570nm or fluorescence intensity at lem/ex=585/530nm is directly proportional to total cholesterol concentration in the sample.

Applications:
Direct Assays: cholesterol in serum, plasma, and other biological samples.
Pharmacology: effects of drugs on cholesterol metabolism.

Key Features:
Sensitive and accurate. Linear detection range in 96-well plate: 1 to 100mg/dL cholesterol for colorimetric assays and 0.2 to 10 mg/dL for fluorometric assays.
Convenient. Room temperature assay. No 37°C heater is needed.
High-throughput. Can be readily automated as a high-throughput 96-well plate assay for thousands of samples per day.

Kit Contents: (100 tests in 96-well plates)
Assay Buffer: 20ml Enzyme Mix: 120uL
Dye Reagent: 120ul Standard: 1ml 300 mg/dL cholesterol
Storage conditions. Store reagents at -20°C. Shelf life: 6 months after receipt. Precautions: reagents are for research use only. Normal precautions for laboratory reagents should be exercised while using the reagents. Please refer to Material Safety Data Sheet for detailed information.

Colormetric Procedure:
Important: bring all reagents to room temperature prior to assay. Serum and plasma samples should be clear and free of turbidity or precipitates. If present, precipitates should be removed by filtration or centrifugation. If not assayed immediately, samples can be stored at -20 to -80°C for at least one year.
1. Standard Curve. Prepare a 10-fold diluted 100mg/dL standard (STD) by mixing 15ul 300mg/dL Standard and 435ul Assay Buffer. Further dilute standard (STD) in Assay Buffer as shown below.
No STD+Assay Buffer Vol (ul) 10 x Conc. (mg/dL)
1 100ul+0ul 100 100
2 80ul+20ul 100 80
3 60ul+40ul 100 60
4 40ul+60ul 100 40
5 30ul+70ul 100 30
6 20ul+80ul 100 20
7 10ul+90ul 100 10
8 0ul+100ul 100 0
Transfer 50ul diluted standards into wells of a clear 96-well plate.
Samples: dilute samples 10-fold (e.g. 10ul sample with 90ul Assay Buffer). Transfer 50ul diluted sample in separate wells.
2. For each reaction well, mix 55ul Assay Buffer with 1ul Enzyme Mix and 1ul Dye Reagent. Add 50ul of this Working Reagent to each standard and sample well. Tap plate to mix well.
3. Incubate 30 min at room temperature. Read OD at 570 nm.
Note: if the Sample OD is higher than the Standard OD at 100 mg/dL, dilute sample in assay buffer and repeat the assay. Multiply result by the dilution factor.

Calculation:
Subtract blank OD (water, #8) from the standard OD values and plot the OD against standard concentrations. Determine the slope using linear regression fitting. The cholesterol concentration of Sample is calculated as
[Cholesterol] =
ODSample-ODBlank
Slope
(mg/dL)
Note: since both the standards and samples were diluted 10-fold, no dilution factor is required.

Fluorometric Procedure:
For fluorometric assays, the linear detection range is 0.2 to 10 mg/dL cholesterol. Dilute the Standards prepared in Colorimetric Procedure: 1:10 in Assay Buffer.
Transfer 50ul standards and 50ul samples into separate wells of a black 96-well plate.
Add 50ul Working Reagent (see Colorimetric Procedure:). Tap plate to mix.
Incubate 30 min at room temperature and read fluorescence at lex=530nm and lem=585nm.
If assays in 384-well plate are desired, use 5ul Standards / samples and 45ul Working Reagent.
The cholesterol concentration of Sample is calculated as
[Cholesterol] =
FSample-FBlank
Slope
(mg/dL)

Materials Required, But Not Provided:
Pipetting (multi-channel) devices, 96-well plate and plate reader.

Important Note
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications without the expressed written authorization of United States Biological.