Glucagon ELISA Kit

Catalog No. ABIN5526763

The Various Species Glucagon ELISA Kit (ABIN5526763) is a Colorimetric ELISA Kit designed to quantify Various Species Glucagon.

Quick Overview for Glucagon ELISA Kit (ABIN5526763)

Target: Glucagon (GCG)

Reactivity: Various Species

Detection Method: Colorimetric

Method Type: Sandwich ELISA

Detection Range: 8.42 pg/mL - 5000 pg/mL

Application: ELISA

Sample Type: Plasma, Cell Culture Supernatant, Serum

Product Details Glucagon ELISA Kit

Minimum Detection Limit: 8.42 pg/mL

Purpose: This assay employs the quantitative sandwich enzyme immunoassay technique for the quantitative detection of Glucagon.

Analytical Method: Quantitative

Specificity: Glucagon

Components:

• Plate
• Standard
• Diluent

Material not included: Microplate reader capable of measuring absorbance at 450 nm, with correction wavelength set at 570 nm or 630 nm.
Pipettes and pipette tips.
50 μL to 300 μL adjustable multichannel micropipette with disposable tips.
Multichannel micropipette reservoir.
Beakers, flasks, cylinders necessary for preparation of reagents.
Deionized or distilled water.
Polypropylene test tubes for dilution.

Application Details

Application Notes: Optimal working dilution should be determined by the investigator.

Sample Volume: 100 μL

Assay Time: 3 - 4 h

Plate: Pre-coated

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Preservative: Sodium azide

Precaution of Use: This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.

Handling Advice: protect your eyes

Storage: 4 °C

Storage Comment: Store kit reagents between 2 and 8 °C. Immediately after use remaining reagents should be returned to cold storage (2 to 8 °C).
Expiry of the kit and reagents is stated on labels. Expiration date of the kit components can only be guaranteed if the components are stored properly, and if, in case of repeated use of one component, this reagent is not contaminated by the first handling.
Unopened Kit: Store at 2 - 8 °C (See expiration date on the label).
Opened/Reconstituted Reagents: Up to 1 month at 2 - 8 °C.
Reconstituted Standard: Up to 1 month at ≤ -20 °C in a manual defrost freezer. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Microplate Wells: Up to 1 month at 2 - 8 °C. Return unused strips to the foil pouch containing the desiccant pack, reseal along entire edge to maintain plate integrity. Provided this is within the expiration date of the kit

Target Details for Glucagon

Target: Glucagon (GCG)

Alternative Name: Glucagon

Background: Glucagon is a 29-amino acid polypeptide, produced by alpha cells of the pancreas. The polypeptide has a molecular weight of 3485 Da that plays a critical role in glucose metabolism and homeostasis. It works to raise the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream. It is also used as a medication to treat a number of health conditions. Its effect is opposite to that of insulin, which lowers the glucose. The pancreas releases glucagon when the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream falls too low. Glucagon causes the liver to convert stored glycogen into glucose, which is released into the bloodstream. High blood-glucose levels, on the other hand, stimulate the release of insulin. Glucagon allows glucose to be taken up and used by insulin-dependent tissues. Thus, glucagon and insulin are part of a feedback system that keeps blood glucose levels stable. Abnormally elevated levels of glucagon may be caused by pancreatic tumors, such as glucagonoma, symptoms of which include necrolytic migratory erythema, reduced amino acids, and hyperglycemia. It may occur alone or in the context of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.

Gene ID: 2641

NCBI Accession: NM_002054

UniProt: P01275

Pathways: Positive Regulation of Peptide Hormone Secretion, Peptide Hormone Metabolism, cAMP Metabolic Process, Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolic Process, Feeding Behaviour, Negative Regulation of intrinsic apoptotic Signaling