Calcium Assay kit LS - O-Cresolphtalein method, LARGE
Cat. No. FNK-CA31ME
Size 500 tests / 1 kit
Store 4 oC
Measuring range 0.2 - 30 mg/dl
Wavelength (maximume wavelength) 560 - 590 nm (570 nm)
Chromogen OCPC
Target Copper Calcium (Ca)
Description
Metallo Assay Calcium Assay kit LS is intended for the quantitative determination of calcium in biological sample by 96-well reader use. Target: calcium(Ca). Measuring range: 0.2-30 mg/dL. Species: all Sample: serum, plasma, urine, saliva, tissue extract, cell lysate, biological fluid, food, beverage etc. Apparatus: UV/Vis 96-well reader or spectrophotometer Wavelength: 690 nm ( 680-700 nm) Procedure: 10 min
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"Metallo Assay LS" Series
Calcium is the most abundant and one of the most important minerals in the human body. Approximately 99% of body calcium is found in bones. The calcium level in the extracellular space is in dynamic equilibrium with the rapidly exchangeable fraction of bone calcium. Calcium ions affect the contractility of heart and skeletal musculature and are essential for the function of the nervous system. Calcium ion play an important role in blood clotting and bone minimization. In plasma, calcium is bound to a considerable extent to proteins, 10 % is in the form of inorganic complexes and 50 % is present as free ion species. The calcium homeostasis regulated by the parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcitriol(CT), and calcitonin. A decrease in albumin level causes a decrease in serum calcium.
Low levels of calcium are found in hypoparathyroidism, pseudohypoparathyroidism, vitamin D deficiency, malnutrition and intestinal malabsortion. Among causes of hypercalcemia are cancers, large intake of vitamin D, enhanced renal retention, osteoporosis, sarcosidosis, thyrotoxicosis, hyperparathyroidism.
This product is a direct colorimetric assay kit without deproteinization of the sample. Calcium with o-cresolphthalein (as chelator) at strong alkaline pH, yields a violet colored complex. The intensity of the color formed is proportional to the calcium concentration in the sample
