Description
Key facts
Detection method:Fluorescent,
Sample types:Inhibitor compounds,
Assay type:Enzyme activity,
Assay Platform:Microplate reader
Product details:
Cyclooxygenase 1 (COX1) Inhibitor Screening Kit (Fluorometric) (ab204698) offers a rapid, simple, sensitive, and reliable test suitable for high-throughput screening of COX-1 inhibitors. The assay is based on the fluorometric detection of Prostaglandin G2, the intermediate product generated by the COX enzyme.
Other Notes
This product was previously called K548 Biovision Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) Inhibitor Screening Kit (Fluorometric). Biovision was acquired by Abcam in 2021.
Cyclooxygenase (COX), also known as prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (PTGS, EC 1.14.99.1), is an enzyme that is responsible for the formation of important biological mediators called prostanoids, including prostaglandins, prostacyclin and thromboxane. COX is the central enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway to prostanoids from arachidonic acid. There are two known isoenzymes: COX-1 and COX-2. COX-1 is constitutively expressed in many tissues and is the predominant form in gastric mucosa and in kidney. COX-2 is not expressed under normal conditions in most cells, but elevated levels are found during inflammation. Pharmacological inhibition of COX by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) can provide relief from the symptoms of inflammation and pain.
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Properties and Storage Information:
Shipped at conditions-Blue Ice, Appropriate short-term storage conditions--20°C, Appropriate long-term storage conditions--20°C, Storage information--20°C
