COX Fluorescent Activity Assay Kit

COX Fluorescent Activity Assay Kit

CAT N°: 700200
Price:

658.00 559.30

Cyclooxygenase (COX, also called Prostaglandin H Synthase or PGHS) is a bifunctional enzyme exhibiting both COX and peroxidase activities. The COX component converts arachidonic acid to a hydroperoxy endoperoxide (PGG2), and the peroxidase component reduces the endoperoxide to the corresponding alcohol (PGH2), the precursor of PGs, thromboxanes, and prostacyclins.{500,501} It is now well established that there are two distinct isoforms of COX, namely COX-1 and COX-2. Cayman’s COX Fluorescent Activity Assay provides a convenient fluorescence-based method for detecting COX-1 or COX-2 activity in both crude (cell lysates/tissue homogenates) and purified enzyme preparations. The assay utilizes the peroxidase component of COXs. In this assay, the reaction between PGG2 and ADHP (10-acetyl-3,7-dihydroxyphenoxazine) produces the highly fluorescent compound resorufin that can be analyzed using an excitation wavelength of 530-540 nm and an emission wavelength of 585-595 nm. The kit includes isozyme-specific inhibitors for distinguishing COX-2 activity from COX-1 activity.

Territorial Availability: Available through Bertin Technologies only in France

  • Correlated keywords
    • cyclooxygenases synthases enzymes cox-1 cox1 cox-2 cox2 prostaglandins PGs synthase-1 synthase-2 pghs-1 pghs1 pghs-2 pghs2 assays kits peroxidase activity cellular homeostasis antiinflammatory NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs fluorescence human recombinant ovine isozyme-specific inhibits inhibitors inhibition ADHP 10-acetyl-3,7-dihydroxyphenoxazine resorufin
  • Product Overview:
    Cyclooxygenase (COX, also called Prostaglandin H Synthase or PGHS) is a bifunctional enzyme exhibiting both COX and peroxidase activities. The COX component converts arachidonic acid to a hydroperoxy endoperoxide (PGG2), and the peroxidase component reduces the endoperoxide to the corresponding alcohol (PGH2), the precursor of PGs, thromboxanes, and prostacyclins.{500,501} It is now well established that there are two distinct isoforms of COX, namely COX-1 and COX-2. Cayman’s COX Fluorescent Activity Assay provides a convenient fluorescence-based method for detecting COX-1 or COX-2 activity in both crude (cell lysates/tissue homogenates) and purified enzyme preparations. The assay utilizes the peroxidase component of COXs. In this assay, the reaction between PGG2 and ADHP (10-acetyl-3,7-dihydroxyphenoxazine) produces the highly fluorescent compound resorufin that can be analyzed using an excitation wavelength of 530-540 nm and an emission wavelength of 585-595 nm. The kit includes isozyme-specific inhibitors for distinguishing COX-2 activity from COX-1 activity.

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