Maltose Assay, Catalog: MA-0318

Catalog MA-0318

Size 100 wells

Sample Type Cell Lysates, Tissue Extracts, Urine, Plasma, Serum, Food, Growth Medium, Other Biological Fluids

Method of Detection Colorimetric, OD 570 nm or Fluorometric, Ex/Em = 535/587 nm

Assay Type Quantitative

Application A plate based simple, sensitive assay to measure Maltose in various sample types.

Sensitivity < 1 nanomole

Storage Conditions -20°C

Shipping Temperature Gel Pack

Shelf Life One year from the date of delivery

Maltose, consisting of 2 molecules of glucose in an α-1,4 linkage, is the major disaccharide formed from hydrolysis of starch in food. It is a key sugar used in the brewing and fermentation industries where yeast converts it to ethanol and CO2. It is broken down by α-glucosidase and unlike other disaccharides only gives rise to glucose. AkrivisBio’s Maltose Assay is a simple, sensitive means of measuring maltose in a variety of samples with a sensitivity below 1 nanomole colorimetrically and in the low picomole range when measured fluorometrically.