D-Mannitol Assay, Catalog: MA-0415

Catalog MA-0415

Size 100 wells

Sample Type Tissue & Cell Lysates

Method of Detection Colorimetric, OD 450 nm

Application A simple, sensitive means of quantifying mannitol in biological samples.

Sensitivity < 1 nmol per well

Storage Conditions -20°C

Shipping Temperature Gel Pack

Shelf Life One year from the date of delivery

D-Mannitol, a 6-carbon sugar alcohol is produced by a range of  bacteria, yeast, fungi and plants. Mannitol functions as a carbohydrate storage molecule and osmoprotectant, and as a scavenger for reactive oxygen species. In humans it is largely metabolically inert making its osmotic effects most significant. Administered IV, it is not reabsorbed in the renal tubules creating a hyperosmolar glomerular filtrate, promoting rapid diuresis. In the gut, being poorly absorbed, it behaves as an osmotic laxative and diagnostic marker for intestinal permeability. AkrivisBio’s Mannitol Assay is a simple, sensitive means of quantifying mannitol in biological samples with a sensitivity below 1 nmol per well.