Transferrin ELISA Kit

Catalog No. ABIN425261

Product Details Transferrin ELISA Kit

Target: Transferrin (TF)

Reactivity: Mouse

Detection Method: Colorimetric

Method Type: Sandwich ELISA

Detection Range: 0.156 ng/mL - 10 ng/mL

Minimum Detection Limit: 0.156 ng/mL

Application: ELISA

Purpose: The kit is a high sensitive sandwich enzyme immunoassay for in vitro quantitative measurement of transferrin in mouse serum, plasma, tissue homogenates, cell lysates, cell culture supernates.

We offer validation data (WB) for the kit components. So you can be sure to order a reliable ELISA kit product composed of high quality reagents.

Sample Type: Cell Culture Supernatant, Cell Lysate, Plasma, Serum, Tissue Homogenate

Analytical Method: Quantitative

Specificity:

This assay has high sensitivity and excellent specificity for detection of High Sensitive Transferrin (TRF).
No significant cross-reactivity or interference between High Sensitive Transferrin (TRF) and analogues was observed.

Cross-Reactivity (Details): No significant cross-reactivity or interference between High Sensitive Transferrin (TRF) and analogues was observed.

Sensitivity: 0.072 ng/mL

Grade: High Sensitivity

Components:

• Pre-coated, ready to use 96-well strip plate, flat buttom
• Plate sealer for 96 wells
• Reference Standard
• Standard Diluent
• Detection Reagent A
• Detection Reagent B
• Assay Diluent A
• Assay Diluent B
• Reagent Diluent (if Detection Reagent is lyophilized)
• TMB Substrate
• Stop Solution
• Wash Buffer (30 x concentrate)
• Instruction manual

Material not included:

• Microplate reader with 450 nm filter.
• Precision single or multi-channel pipettes and disposable tips.
• Eppendorf Tubes for diluting samples.
• Deionized or distilled water.
• Absorbent paper for blotting the microtiter plate.
• Container for Wash Solution

Application Details

Application Notes:

• Limited by the current condition and scientific technology, we cannot completely conduct the comprehensive identification and analysis on the raw material provided by suppliers. So there might be some qualitative and technical risks to use the kit.
• The final experimental results will be closely related to validity of the products, operation skills of the end users and the experimental environments. Please make sure that sufficient samples are available.
• Kits from different batches may be a little different in detection range, sensitivity and color developing time.
• Do not mix or substitute reagents from one kit lot to another. Use only the reagents supplied by manufacturer.
• Protect all reagents from strong light during storage and incubation. All the bottle caps of reagents should be covered tightly to prevent the evaporation and contamination of microorganism.
• There may be some foggy substance in the wells when the plate is opened at the first time. It will not have any effect on the final assay results. Do not remove microtiter plate from the storage bag until needed.
• Wrong operations during the reagents preparation and loading, as well as incorrect parameter setting for the plate reader may lead to incorrect results. A microplate plate reader with a bandwidth of 10nm or less and an optical density range of 0-3 O.D. or greater at 450 ± 10nm wavelength is acceptable for use in absorbance measurement. Please read the instruction carefully and adjust the instrument prior to the experiment.
• Even the same operator might get different results in two separate experiments. In order to get better reproducible results, the operation of every step in the assay should be controlled. Furthermore, a preliminary experiment before assay for each batch is recommended.
• Each kit has been strictly passed Q.C test. However, results from end users might be inconsistent with our in-house data due to some unexpected transportation conditions or different lab equipments. Intra-assay variance among kits from different batches might arise from above factors, too.
• Kits from different manufacturers for the same item might produce different results, since we have not compared our products with other manufacturers.

Comment:

Information on standard material:
The standard might be recombinant protein or natural protein, that will depend on the specific kit. Moreover, the expression system is E.coli or yeast or mammal cell. There is 0.05% proclin 300 in the standard as preservative.

Information on reagents:
The stop solution used in the kit is sulfuric acid with concentration of 1 mol/L. And the wash solution is TBS. The standard diluent contains 0.02 % sodium azide, assay diluent A and assay diluent B contain 0.01% sodium azide. Some kits can contain is BSA in them.

Information on antibodies:
The provided antibodies and their host vary in different kits.

Sample Volume: 100 μL

Assay Time: 3 h

Plate: Pre-coated

Protocol: The test principle applied in this kit is Sandwich enzyme immunoassay. The microtiter plate provided in this kit has been pre-coated with an antibody specific to High Sensitive Transferrin (TRF). Standards or samples are then added to the appropriate microtiter plate wells with a biotin-conjugated antibody specific to High Sensitive Transferrin (TRF). Next, Avidin conjugated to Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) is added to each microplate well and incubated. After TMB substrate solution is added, only those wells that contain High Sensitive Transferrin (TRF), biotin-conjugated antibody and enzyme-conjugated Avidin will exhibit a change in color. The enzyme-substrate reaction is terminated by the addition of sulphuric acid solution and the color change is measured spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 450nm ± 10nm. The concentration of High Sensitive Transferrin (TRF) in the samples is then determined by comparing the O.D. of the samples to the standard curve.

Sample Collection: Serum: Allow samples to clot for two hours at room temperature or overnight at 4°C before centrifugation for 20 minutes at approximately 1000 × g. Assay immediately or store samples in aliquot at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

Plasma: Collect plasma using EDTA or heparin as an anticoagulant. Centrifuge samples for 15 minutes at 1000 × g within 30 minutes of collection. Remove plasma and assay immediately or store samples in aliquot at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

Tissue Homogenates: The preparation of tissue homogenates will vary depending upon tissue type. For this assay, rinse tissues in ice-cold PBS (0.02mol/L,pH 7.0-7.2) to remove excess blood thoroughly and weigh before homogenization. Mince the tissues to small pieces and homogenize them in 5-10 mL of PBS with a glass homogenizer on ice (Micro Tissue Grinders work, too). Sonicate the resulting suspension with an ultrasonic cell disrupter or subject it to two freeze-thaw cycles to further break the cell membranes. Centrifugate the homogenates for 5 minutes at 5000 × g. Remove the supernate and assay immediately or aliquot and store at -20°C

Cell Lysate: Cells must be lysed before assaying according to the following directions. Adherent cells should be detached with trypsin and then collected by centrifugation (suspension cells can be collected by centrifugation directly). Wash cells three times in cold PBS. Resuspend cells in PBS (1×) and subject them to ultrasonication for 4 times (or Freeze cells at -20 °C. Thaw cells with gentle mixing. Repeat the freeze/thaw cycle for 3 times.) Centrifuge at 1500 × g for 10 minutes at 2 - 8°C to remove cellular debris.

Cell Culture Supernatant: Centrifuge samples for 20 minutes at 1000 × g. Remove particulates and assay immediately or store samples in aliquot at -20 °C or -80 °C for later use. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

Biological Fluids: Centrifuge samples for 20 minutes at 1000 × g. Remove particulates and assay immediately or store samples in aliquot at -20 °C or -80 °C for later use. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

Assay Procedure:

1. Prepare all reagents, samples and standards,
   
2. Add 100μL standard or sample to each well. Incubate 2 hours at 37 °C,
   
3. Aspirate and add 100μL prepared Detection Reagent A. Incubate 1 hour at 37 °C,
   
4. Aspirate and wash 3 times,
   
5. Add 100μL prepared Detection Reagent B. Incubate 30 minutes at 37 °C,
   
6. Aspirate and wash 5 times,
   
7. Add 90μL Substrate Solution. Incubate 10-20 minutes at 37 °C,
   
8. Add 50μL Stop Solution. Read at 450nm immediately.

Calculation of Results:

This assay employs the competitive inhibition enzyme immunoassay technique, so there is an inverse correlation between TRF concentration in the sample and the assay signal intensity. Average the duplicate readings for each standard, control, and samples. Create a standard curve on log-log or semi-log graph paper, with the log of TRF concentration on the y-axis and absorbance on the x-axis. Draw the best fit straight line through the standard points and it can be determined by regression analysis. Using some plot software, for instance, curve expert 1.30, is also recommended. If samples have been diluted, the concentration read from the standard curve must be multiplied by the dilution factor.
In order to make the calculation easier, we plot the O.D. value of the standard (X-axis) against the log of concentration of the standard (Y-axis), although concentration is the independent variable and O.D. value is the dependent variable. The O.D. values of the standard curve may vary according to the conditions of assay performance (e.g. operator, pipetting technique, washing technique or temperature effects). Typical standard curve below is provided for reference only.

Assay Precision:

Intra-assay Precision (Precision within an assay): 3 samples with low, middle and high level High Sensitive Transferrin (TRF) were tested 20 times on one plate, respectively.
Inter-assay Precision (Precision between assays): 3 samples with low, middle and high level High Sensitive Transferrin (TRF) were tested on 3 different plates, 8 replicates in each plate.
CV(%) = SD/meanX100
Intra-Assay: CV<10%
Inter-Assay: CV<12%

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Precaution of Use: The Stop Solution suggested for use with this kit is an acid solution. Wear eye, hand, face, and clothing protection when using this material.

Handling Advice: The stability of kit is determined by the loss rate of activity. The loss rate of this kit is less than 5 % within the expiration date under appropriate storage condition.
To minimize extra influence on the performance, operation procedures and lab conditions, especially room temperature, air humidity, incubator temperature should be strictly controlled. It is also strongly suggested that the whole assay is performed by the same operator from the beginning to the end.

Storage: 4 °C

Storage Comment:

• For unopened kit: All the reagents should be kept according to the labels on vials. The Standard, Detection Reagent A, Detection Reagent B and the 96-well strip plate should be stored at -20°C upon receipt while the others should be at 4°C.
• For opened kit: When the kit is opened, the remaining reagents still need to be stored according to the above storage condition. Besides, please return the unused wells to the foil pouch containing the desiccant pack, and reseal along entire edge of zip-seal.
  Note: It is highly recommended to use the remaining reagents within 1 month provided this is within the expiration date of the kit.
• For ELISA kit, 1 day storage at 37°C can be considered as 2 months at 4°C, which means 3 days at 37°C equaling 6 months at 4°C.

Expiry Date: 6 months

Target Details for Transferrin

Target: Transferrin (TF)

Alternative Name: TRF (TF Products)

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UniProt: Q921I1

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