This Mouse TNF-alpha (a) ELISA Kit is to be used for the in vitro quantitative determination of mouse tumor necrosis factor alpha (mouse TNF-a) concentrations in serum and cell culture supernatant.

<4.5pg/ml

15.6-1000pg/ml

This mouse TNF-a enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) applies a technique called a quantitative sandwich immunoassay. The microtiter plate provided in this kit has been pre-coated with a monoclonal antibody specific to mouse TNF-a. Standards or samples are then added to the appropriate microtiter plate wells with a biotin-conjugated monoclonal antibody preparation specific for mouse TNF-a and incubated. Mouse TNF-a if present, will bind and become immobilized by the antibody pre-coated on the wells and then be “sandwiched” by biotin conjugate. The microtiter plate wells are thoroughly washed to remove unbound mouse TNF-a and other components of the sample. In order to quantify the amount of mouse TNF-a present in the sample, avidin conjugated to Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) is added to each microplate well and incubated. Avidin is a tetramer containing four identical subunits that each has a high affinity-binding site for biotin. The wells are thoroughly washed to remove all unbound HRP-conjugated Avidin and a TMB (3,3'5,5' tetramethyl-benzidine) substrate solution is added to each well. The enzyme (HRP) and substrate are allowed to react over a short incubation period. Only those wells that contain mouse TNF-a, biotin-conjugated antibody, and enzyme-conjugated Avidin will exhibit a change in color. The enzyme-substrate reaction is terminated by the addition of a sulphuric acid solution and the color change is measured spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 450nm ± 2nm. In order to measure the concentration of mouse TNF-a in the samples, this kit includes two calibration diluents (Calibrator Diluent I for serum/plasma testing and Calibrator Diluent II for cell culture supernatant testing.) According to the testing system, the provided standard is diluted (2-fold) with the appropriate Calibrator Diluent and assayed at the same time as the samples. This allows the operator to produce a standard curve of Optical Density (O.D) versus mouse TNF-a concentration (pg/ml). The concentration of mouse TNF-a in the samples is then determined by comparing the O.D. of the samples to the standard curve.

MOUSE TNf-a MICROTITER PLATE BIOTIN CONJUGATE AVIDIN CONJUGATE MOUSE TNF-a STANDARD  CALIBRATOR DILUENT I CALIBRATOR DILUENT II WASH BUFFER (20X/96 wells, 30X/192 wells)  SUBSTRATE A  SUBSTRATE B  STOP SOLUTION

Store powder at 4°C liquid at -20°C. Store other components at 4°C. Stable for 6 months For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.