Luminex® Multiplex Assays

Applications include Signal transduction path way evaluation Sample Sources: Tissue culture conditioned media, whole blood / isolated PBMC, serum/plasma, biological fluids Species: human, mouse, rat, canine, non-human primate Analytes: Signaling proteins (phospho and total), Cytokines, Chemokines Data Generation: Concentration (cytokine, chemokine and signaling molecules), IC50determination As the information around signaling pathways and potentially drugable targets…

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MSD® – Meso Scale Discovery

Applications include Signal transduction path way evaluation The Meso Scale Discovery (MSD®) platform provides a faster alternative to traditional ELISAs for performing sandwich immunoassays. The MSD® assay platform utilizes Ruthenium (II) tris-bipyridine-(4-methylsulfone) [Ru(bpy)3] that, once conjugated to the analyte, serves as the tracer in competitive assays. The Ru(bpy)3-based tag undergoes a rapid redox reaction that…

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Biacore® Surface Plasmon Resonance

Applications include Pharmaceutical drug discovery Antibody characterization Proteomics Immunogenicity Biotherapeutic development and manufacture Life science research applications Biacore® is a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based analytical instrument. Biacore® technology allows generation of high quality data on the interactions between proteins and other molecules, including small molecule drug candidates. These data provide insights into molecular function…

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LI-COR® Odyssey CLX

Applications include In-Cell Western Assay Quantitative IR Western Blots Multiplex Detection The Odyssey® CLx Infrared Imaging System is a direct near-infrared fluorescence detection system. The imager is based upon the LI-COR industry-standard Odyssey Classic system. The Odyssey® CLx provides better data with its proven quantitative Western blot capability, while not compromising on the sensitivity researchers…

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Caliper Microfluidics

Applications include High thoughput screening Dermination of enzyme:inhibitor association and dissociation rate constants Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip technology incorporates the benefits of miniaturization, integration and automation to many research applications. Microfluidic chips are the key components of the LabChip® system, which also include experiment-specific reagents and software. The chips contain a network of miniaturized, microfabricated channels, containing…

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Role of Enzyme:Inhibitor Kinetic Characterization in Predicting Pharmacodynamic Response of Irreversible Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) Inhibitors

CASE STUDY: Role of Enzyme:Inhibitor Kinetic Characterization in Predicting Pharmacodynamic Response of Irreversible Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) Inhibitors Synopsis To investigate the relevance of in vitro inhibitor kinetics to in vivo pharmacodynamics (PD), a simple fluorogenic assay was used to determine the kinetic constants of PF-3845, an irreversible FAAH inhibitor. The reported in vitro…

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