Description
Key facts
Detection method:Colorimetric,
Sample types:Urine, Plasma, Tissue Extracts, Cell culture supernatant, Serum, Other biological fluids,
Assay type:Quantitative,
Sensitivity:= 10 µM,
Range:1 - 30 µM,
Assay time:40m,
Assay Platform:Microplate reader
Product details:
Glucose-6-Phosphate Assay Kit (Colorimetric) (ab83426) is a simple, sensitive and rapid test to quantify glucose-6-phospate (G6P) in a variety of samples. In the assay, glucose-6-phosphate is oxidized into an intermediate product which in turn converts the probe into an intensely colored product with an absorbance at OD=450 nm. This product can detect G6P in the range of 1-30 nmoles with a detection sensitivity ~10 uM G6P.
For higher sensitivity, we recommend fluorometric assay Glucose-6-Phosphate Assay Kit - High Sensitivity (Fluorometric)
ab107923
Other Notes
This product was previously called K657 Biovision Glucose-6-Phosphate Colorimetric Assay Kit. Biovision was acquired by Abcam in 2021.
Glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) is a key sugar intermediate for glucose to get into cells, and then enter either metabolic pathways or storage. G6P can enter the glycolytic pathway, the pentose phosphate shunt or be stored as glycogen or starch. G6P is transformed by G6PDH to generate reducing equivalents in the form of NADPH. This is particularly important in red blood cells where a G6PDH deficiency leads to hemolytic anemia.
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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
Supplementary Information:
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Glucose 6-phosphate also known as G6P is an essential intermediary metabolite in cellular functions. It serves as a pivotal molecule in various metabolic pathways. Glucose 6-phosphate forms during the first step of glycolysis through the phosphorylation of glucose by the enzyme hexokinase a reaction that adds a phosphate group. The molecular mass of glucose 6-phosphate is approximately 260.14 g/mol. It is expressed in most cell types throughout the body playing a central role in energy metabolism.
Biological function summary
Glucose 6-phosphate acts as a substrate for several biochemical processes within the cell. It is an important component in glycogen synthesis and the pentose phosphate pathway providing important intermediates for nucleic acid and lipid synthesis. Although it is not part of a complex in itself glucose 6-phosphate interacts with various enzymes to activate these pathways reflecting its functional significance.
Pathways
Glucose 6-phosphate is a critical connector in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. In glycolysis the molecule continues through a series of enzymatic reactions to generate ATP which cells use for energy. Meanwhile in gluconeogenesis glucose 6-phosphate can be converted back to glucose. G6P acts in coordination with enzymes such as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in the pentose phosphate pathway highlighting its multifunctional nature and its interaction with other proteins like phosphoglucomutase.
Glucose 6-phosphate has significant implications in diabetes and glycogen storage diseases. Diabetes characterized by impaired glucose regulation involves altered levels of glucose 6-phosphate. Aberrant function of glucose 6-phosphatase an enzyme that converts glucose 6-phosphate to glucose can lead to glycogen storage diseases like von Gierke's disease. These disorders connect with glucose 6-phosphate through the disrupted metabolic process underlining its critical role in maintaining normal glucose homeostasis.
