Total Antioxidant Capacity Assay Kit

Key features and details

Assay type: Quantitative
Detection method: Colorimetric
Platform: Microplate reader
Assay time: 2 hr
Sample type: Cell culture media, Cell Lysate, Other biological fluids, Plasma, Serum, Tissue Extracts, Urine

Overview

Product name
Total Antioxidant Capacity Assay Kit
Detection method
Colorimetric
Sample type
Urine, Serum, Plasma, Other biological fluids, Tissue Extracts, Cell Lysate, Cell culture media
Assay type
Quantitative
Assay time
2h 00m
Product overview
Total Antioxidant Capacity Assay Kit ab65329 can measure either the combination of both small molecule antioxidants and proteins, or small molecules alone in the presence of our proprietary Protein Mask.

In the total antioxidant capacity assay protocol, the Cu2⁺ ion is converted to Cu⁺ by both small molecule and protein antioxidants. The Protein Mask prevents Cu2⁺ reduction by proteins, enabling the analysis of only the small molecule antioxidants. The reduced Cu⁺ ion is chelated with a colorimetric probe giving a broad absorbance peak around 570 nm, proportional to the total antioxidant capacity.

Total antioxidant capacity assay protocol summary:
– add protein mask to samples if only measuring small molecule total antioxidant capacity
– add samples and standards to wells
– add Cu2⁺ solution and incubate for 90 min at room temp
– analyze with microplate reader
Notes
This product is manufactured by BioVision, an Abcam company and was previously called K274 Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) Colorimetric Assay Kit. K274-100 is the same size as the 100 test size of ab65329.
Antioxidants play an important role in preventing the formation of, and scavenging of, free radicals and other oxidizing species. There are three categories of antioxidant species: enzyme systems (GSH reductase, catalase, peroxidase, etc.), small molecules (ascorbate, uric acid, GSH, vitamin E, etc.) and proteins (albumin, transferrin, etc.).
Trolox is used to standardize antioxidants, with all other antioxidants being measured in Trolox equivalents. Measurement of the combined non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity of biological fluids and other samples provides an indication of the overall capability to counteract reactive oxygen species (ROS), resist oxidative damage and combat oxidative stress-related diseases.
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Platform
Microplate reader

Properties

Storage instructions
Store at +4°C. Please refer to protocols.
Components Identifier 100 tests
Assay Diluent WM 1 x 10ml
Cu++ Reagent Blue 1 x 0.2ml
Protein Mask NM 1 x 10ml
Trolox Standard (1 µmol) (Lyophilized) Yellow 1 vial
Research areas
- Kits/ Lysates/ Other
- Kits
- Cell Damage Kits
- Oxidative stress
- Kits/ Lysates/ Other
- Kits
- Cell Damage Kits
- Cell Damage
- Kits/ Lysates/ Other
- Kits
- Cell Metabolism Kits
- Oxidative Stress Assay Kits
- Oxidative Stress
- Kits/ Lysates/ Other
- Kits
- Cell Damage Kits
- Antioxidant
Relevance
Antioxidants play an important role in preventing the formation of and scavenging of free radicals and other potentially toxic oxidizing species. There are three categories of antioxidant species: enzyme systems (GSH reductase, catalase, peroxidase, etc.), small molecules (ascorbate, uric acid, GSH, vitamin E, etc.) and proteins (albumin, transferrin, etc.). Different antioxidants vary in their reducing power, and cooperation of all different antioxidants provides greater protection against reactive oxigen or nitrogen radicals than any single compound alone. Therefore, the overall total antioxidant capacity may give more relevant biological information compared to that obtained by the measurement of individual components, as it considers the cumulative effect of all antioxidants present.