Properties:
| RelatedCategories | AminoAcidMetabolismAssayKits,BloodandUrineChemistryAssayKits,CellBIOLOGy,EnzymaticKitsfortheQuantitationofNutrientsandMetabolites,MetabolismAssayKitsA-Z, |
| usage | sufficientfor100 colorimetric?tests |
| storagetemp. | −20°C |
Description:
Generaldescription
Ureaisthemajorendproductofnitrogenmetabolisminmostanimalsandisproducedinaseriesofreactionsinthelivercalledtheureacycle.Intheureacycle,ammoniaisconvertedtourea,whichiscarriedbybloodtothekidneysforeliminationfromthebody.Highlevelsofureainthebloodmayindicaterenalfailure.Urealevelsmayalsobeelevatedinresponsetotreatmentwithcertaindrugssuchascorticosteroidsorinresponsetodecreasedkidneyfiltrationduetodehydrationorcongestiveheartfailure.Decreasedbloodurealevelscanoccurinresponsetoliverdiseaseormalnutrition.
Inthisassay,Ureaconcentrationisdeterminedbyacoupledenzymereaction,whichresultsinacolorimetric(570nm)product,proportionaltotheUreapresent.
FeaturesandBenefits
CompatIBLewithhigh-throughputhandlingsystems.
SuitABIlity
Suitableforthemeasurementofureaconcentrationinavarietyofsamplessuchasserum,plasma,andurine,etc.
Safety: