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FORMALDEHYDE (methanal) is widely employed in industry. Formaldehyde is also used as |
a disinfectant and is a commonly utilized tissue fixative and embalming agent. |
Formaldehyde is naturally present in all tissues and body fluids. Recently it has been shown |
that some cancer types exhibit elevated formaldehyde levels. |
Amiscience's Formaldehyde Assay Kit provides a convenient fluorimetric means to measure |
formaldehyde. In the assay, formaldehyde is derivatized with acetoacetanilide in the presence |
of ammonia. The resulting fluorescent product is then quantified using FluoroQuik handheld |
fluorometer (ex/em =360nm/460nm). |
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Specifications : |
Sample: Formaldehyde extracted from biological, food, and environmental samples. |
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Assay Performance: |
▪ Sufficient for about 100 tests. |
▪ Linear Detection Range: 0 to 100 µM (0 - 3,000 ppb). |
▪ Detection Limit: 0.9 µM (27 ppb). |
▪ Typical Precision (CV%): <4% at 100 µM; <4% at 30 µM. |