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CGP1

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Glutathione Peroxidase Cellular Activity Assay Kit

Sufficient for 100 colorimetric tests

Synonym(s):

Cellular glutathione peroxidase, c-GPx

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12161503
NACRES:
NA.32

Quality Level

usage

sufficient for 100 tests

shelf life

Kit is stable for 24 months when unopened.

detection method

colorimetric

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

The Glutathione Peroxidase Cellular Activity Assay kit is used to measure glutathione peroxidase in tissue extracts. The assay is based on the oxidation of glutathione (GSH) to oxidized glutathione (GSSG). This is catalyzed by GPx coupled to the recycling of GSSG back to GSH utilizing glutathione reductase and NADPH. The decrease in NADPH absorbance measured at 340 nm during the oxidation of NADPH to NADP is indicative of glutathione peroxidase activity since the enzyme is the rate-limiting factor of the coupled reactions.

Suitability

Suitable for the measureent of glutathione peroxidase in tissue extracts

Principle

The Glutathione Peroxidase Cellular Activity Assay kit is used to measure glutathione peroxidase in tissue extracts. The assay is based on the oxidation of glutathione (GSH) to oxidized glutathione (GSSG). This is catalyzed by GPx coupled to the recycling of GSSG back to GSH utilizing glutathione reductase and NADPH. The decrease in NADPH absorbance measured at 340 nm during the oxidation of NADPH to NADP is indicative of glutathione peroxidase activity since the enzyme is the rate-limiting factor of the coupled reactions.

Other Notes

This kit was tested with rabbit reticulocyte lysate and with glutathione peroxidase enzyme.

Kit Components Only

Product No.
Description

  • tert-Butyl hydroperoxide 1 mL

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Muta. 2 - Org. Perox. F - Skin Corr. 1C - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

5.2 - Organic peroxides and self-reacting hazardous materials

Regulatory Information

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危险化学品

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  1. Which document(s) contains shelf-life or expiration date information for a given product?

    If available for a given product, the recommended re-test date or the expiration date can be found on the Certificate of Analysis.

  2. How do I get lot-specific information or a Certificate of Analysis?

    The lot specific COA document can be found by entering the lot number above under the "Documents" section.

  3. Can Product CGP1, Glutathione Peroxidase Cellular Activity Assay Kit, be run in a 96 well plate?

    Yes, but you would need to have a plate reader that has a kinetic function as this is a kinetic assay.

  4. How should I prepare my sample for analysis with Product CGP1, Glutathione Peroxidase Cellular Activity Assay Kit?

    The cells must be lysed before assaying with this kit.  The best way to perform lysis is to incubate the cells with hypotonic buffer (at least 2 volumes and better with 3-4 volumes, depending on the expected level of peroxidase in these cells). Let them swell and homogenize with a Dounce homogenizer. Centrifuge the homogenate at 10,000 × g and use the supernatant for the assay.  If a detergent is used for lysis, only use a peroxide-free detergent and follow the instructions in the Bulletin: "Nonionic detergents such as TWEEN and TRITON X-100 that contain high levels of endogenous peroxides will raise the apparent activity. If these detergents are vital to the extraction of the proteins of interest, a low peroxide detergent should be used such as Product Codes X-100-PC (TRITON X-100), P 6585 (TWEEN 20), or P 8192 (TWEEN 80)".

  5. Can Product CGP1, Glutathione Peroxidase Cellular Activity Assay Kit, be used with tissue samples?

    We have not tested the CGP1 assay with tissue samples. However, we suggest that the customer perform a small-scale pilot experiment using our CelLytic-MT lysis buffer (Product No. C3228). The buffer enables efficient extraction of tissue proteins. It does not contain any of the interfering agents that are listed on the kit bulletin.

  6. What type of readings do I get with Product CGP1, Glutathione Peroxidase Cellular Activity Assay Kit?

    There is a decrease in absorbance during the assay. The OD values decrease with the increase in reaction time. The slope of the reduction in OD (delta OD per minute) is the value used to determine the enzyme units.

  7. What dilution should I use for my sample when using Product CGP1, Glutathione Peroxidase Cellular Activity Assay Kit?

    In general, when human erythrocytes were assayed for the enzyme, the sample was diluted 10-fold (15 mg peroxidase per mL) and a 20 μl sample gave a decrease of 0.032 OD340 per minute. Too much enzyme will underestimate the apparent activity of the sample. When rabbit reticulocytes were assayed at a 10-fold dilution (10 mg peroxidase per mL), 20 μl gave a decrease of 0.065 OD340 per minute.

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Red cell antioxidant enzymes have been recently studied in malignant lymphomas and the results are controversial. Hairy cell leukemia is a rare chronic lymphoproliferative disorder originating probably in a pluripotent stem cell. In the present study, glutathione peroxidase (Gpx), reduced
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Red blood cells of favism patients with acute hemolytic crisis have markedly more superoxide dismutase (superoxide:superoxide oxidoreductase, EC 1.15.1.1) and less glutathione peroxidase (glutathione:hydrogenperoxide oxidoreductase, EC 1.11.1.9) than either normal controls, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient subjects or favism patients outside hemolytic crisis.
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Friedreich Ataxia (FRDA), the most prevalent of the inherited ataxias, is a multi-systemic disease with loss of sensory neurons and life-threatening hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as its most severe manifestations. Reduced levels of the mitochondrial protein frataxin lead to cell-damaging oxidative stress
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