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This assay list is comprehensive but not complete. It is provided to assist you in understanding assay performance by
specific readers. You may find application notes on these assays by clicking on a specific microplate reader at the top
of the chart, and on the product page click on the Literature link in the right menu to see a list of application notes
available.
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| Kinetic assays |
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| Well Scanning |
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| Spectrum Scanning |
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| ELISA/immunoassays |
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| protein assays: |
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| Bradford, BCA, Lowry |
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| Protein (A280) |
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| NanoOrange, CBQCA |
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| nucleic acid assays: |
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| RiboGreen, PicoGreen, Hoechst, OliGreen |
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| SNP genotyping |
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| molecular beacons |
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| reporter genes: |
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| alk. phos., beta-galactosidase |
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| beta-lactamase |
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| luciferase/dual luciferase |
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| GFP |
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| MTT, XTT, Crystal Violet, SRB, Alamar Blue |
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| LDH/dehydrogenase |
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| Fluorescent Cell Viability Assays |
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| calcein AM, CyQUANT |
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| SYTOX Green, ethidium homodimer |
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| enzyme assays: |
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| superoxide (cytochrome c) |
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| protease activity |
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| microtubule association |
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| coagulation factors |
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| proteases |
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| NADH |
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| Transporter assays |
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| Phosphotases/Kinases |
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| microbial growth |
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| endotoxin endpoint colorimetric |
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| other: |
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| nitric oxide (nitrate/nitrite) |
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| cell adhesion |
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| FRET |
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| ADME-TOX |
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| HTRF® |
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| Delfia/TR-FRET |
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| PathCheck: |
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pipettor calibration (to 4 µL) |
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automatic correction to 1 cm |
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