Description
Intended use:
A competitive enzyme immunoassay for screening and quantitative analysis of diethylstilbestrol (DES) in various matrices.
General Information:
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is banned in the European Union for use as growth promoter in livestock. Recommended concentration for screening tests have been set: 2 µg/kg (ppb) for liver and 1 µg/kg for urine and tissue.
Benefit:
- Low detection limit of 0.18 µg/kg for tissue and 0.16 µg/l for urine.
Accessories:
| Article Numbers | 5081DES |
|---|---|
| Test format | Microtiter plate with 96 wells (12 strips with 8 wells each) |
| Sample preparation | For tissue and urine fast and efficient methods are included in the kit manual under 8. Sample preparation. |
| Incubation time | 1 h 30 min |
| LOD (Detection limit) | Tissue 0.18 µg/kg, urine 0.16 µg/l |
| Detection capability CCβ | Tissue 0.25 µg/kg, urine 0.20 µg/l |
| Validated matrices | Tissue and urine. |
| Detected analyte | Diethylstilbestrol (DES) in tissue and urine. |
| Evaluation | Microtiter plate spectrophotometer (450 nm) |
| Instructions | |
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| MSDS |

