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RelatedCategories | BloodandUrineChemistryAssayKits,CellBIOLOGy,EnzymaticKitsfortheQuantitationofNutrientsandMetabolites,MetabolismAssayKitsA-Z,Metabolomics |
Description:
FeaturesandBenefits
CompatIBLewithhigh-throughputhandlingsystems.Canbeadaptedforusewithcuvettes.
Generaldescription
Bilirubin,alsoknownashematoidin,isadegradationproductformedasaresultofhemecatabolismintheliver.Bilirubincirculatesinthebloodstreamaseithertheunconjugatedinsolubleform(indirectbilirubin)orthesolubleglucuronide-conjugatedform(directbilirubin).Conjugatedbilirubinmovesfromthebilecanaliculiofthelivertothegallbladderwhereitisexcretedintothesmallintestineduringdigestion.Highlevelsofbilirubincanresultinjaundiceandmayindicateliverdisease,blooddisorders,orblockageofthebileducts.
Thisassay,basedontheJendrassik-Grofmethod,utilizesthereactionofbilirubinwithdiazotizedsulfanilicacidresultinginacolorimetricproductmeasuredat530nm,proportionatetothebilirubinpresentinthesample.Thisassaykitmeasuresbothtotalandconjugatedbilirubin.
SuitABIlity
Suitableforthedetectionofofbothtotalandconjugatedbilirubininserumandplasmasamples.
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