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Properties:
| RelatedCategories | BloodandUrineChemistryAssayKits,CellBIOLOGy,EnzymaticKitsfortheQuantitationofNutrientsandMetabolites,InorganicIonsMetabolismAssayKits,MetabolismAssayKitsA-Z, |
| usage | sufficientfor250 colorimetric tests |
| storagetemp. | 2-8°C |
Description:
FeaturesandBenefits
CompatIBLewithhigh-throughputhandlingsystems.Canbeadaptedforusewithcuvettes.
Generaldescription
Copperisanessentialtraceelement.Copper-containingenzymesplayimportantrolesinironandcatecholaminemetabolism,freerADIcalscavenging,andinthesynthesisofhemoglobin,elastin,andcollagen.Copperismainlypresentinceruloplasminintheliver.Lowlevelsofcopperhavebeenassociatedwithmentalretardation,depigmentation,anemia,hypotonia,andscorbuticchangesinbone.LevelsofcopperarekeydiagnosticindicatorofdiseasessuchasWilson′sdisease,microcytichypochromicanemia,andbonediseaseduetoreducedcollagensynthesis.
Themethodutilizesachromogenthatformsacoloredcomplexspecificallywithcopperions.Theintensityofthecolor,measuredcolorimetrically(359nm),isdirectlyproportionaltocopperconcentrationinthesample.Therangeoflineardetectionis7μg/dL(1.0μM)to300μg/dL(47μM).
SuitABIlity
Suitableforthedetectionofofcopperinbiological,environmental,food,andbeveragesamples.Suitableforstudyingtheeffectsofcompoundsoncoppermetabolism.
Safety:
GHS05,GHS07,GHS09
