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Blue Ice
Appropriate short-term storage conditions
-20°C
Appropriate long-term storage conditions
-20°C
Storage information
-20°C
Abcam's β-Hydroxybutyrate Assay Kit (Fluorometric)
(ab180876) offers simplicity, enhanced sensitivity, and can be adapted to
high-throughput applications. The assay is based on enzymatic oxidation of β-HB
that results in generation of fluorescent signal (Ex/Em = 535/587 nm) which is
directly proportional to the amount of β-HB. The kit offers an excellent
alternative for measurement of β-HB when biological sample quantities are
limited or subketogenic levels are suspected. The assay can detect β-Hydroxybutyrate
as low as 4 µM in a variety of biological samples.
This product is manufactured by BioVision, an Abcam company
and was previously called K651 PicoProbe™ β-Hydroxybutyrate Fluorometric Assay
Kit. K651-100 is the same size as the 100 test size of ab180876.
β-Hydroxybutyrate (β-HB) is the most abundant of the ketone
bodies (~78% of total ketone bodies in blood). Ketoacidosis (high
concentrations of the ketone bodies) can be caused by a variety of conditions,
such as diabetes, alcoholism and severe starvation. Ketoacidosis can be fatal
if not treated. Additionally, ketogenic diets can increase the concentration of
ketone bodies slightly in healthy individuals.
The Safety Datasheet for this product has been updated for
certain countries. Please check the current version in the Support and
downloads section.
