Glutamate Assay Kit-WST

Description

Glutamate is an important neurotransmitter that contributes to the biosynthesis of protein and glutathione. An excess of glutamate is considered to be a cause of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease. A recent study showed that an iron-dependent cell death called "ferroptosis" is induced by inhibition of cystine/glutamate antiporter (xCT) responsible for cystine uptake and glutamate release. As such, cancer research which targets xCT has also been conducted in recent years.

Our Glutamate Assay Kit-WST is designed to quantify glutamate as a metabolite. This kit allows you to quantify glutamate present in culture medium or intracellular glutamate by WST reduction reaction. The lowest concentration of glutamate which can be quantified is 5 ?mol/l. This kit can be used with 96-well microplates, which makes it possible to analyze multiple specimens.