| Description | Free Fatty Acids (FFA), also known as Non-Esterified Fatty Acids (NEFA), are primarily produced by the hydrolysis of neutral fats. They are intermediate products in fat metabolism, involved in cell proliferation, inflammatory responses, and hormone regulation. FFA can also act as signaling moleculesFree Fatty Acids (FFA), also known as Non-Esterified Fatty Acids (NEFA), are primarily produced by the hydrolysis of neutral fats. They are intermediate products in fat metabolism, involved in cell proliferation, inflammatory responses, and hormone regulation. FFA can also act as signaling molecules with various physiological functions. Free fatty acids are closely related to lipid metabolism, glucose metabolism, and endocrine function. Their concentration is an important physiological and biochemical indicator, serving as an auxiliary parameter for disease evaluation and diagnosis, and also reflecting quality changes during food storage.Detection Principle: FFAs combine with copper ions to form copper soaps, which are soluble in chloroform. The copper ions can then react with a chromogenic solution to form a purplish-red complex. This product has a characteristic absorption peak at 550 nm. The FFA content can be quantified by measuring the change in absorbance.Detection Range: 0.0313 - 2 mMSensitivity: 0.0156 mMApplicable Samples: Serum (plasma), animal/plant tissues, cells, bacteria.A1492746Component48T96TStorageA1492746ACu Reagent6 mL12 mL2-8℃. Store in the dark.A1492746BChromogen15 mL30 mL2-8℃. Store in the dark.A1492746CStandard (16.41 mg Palmitic Acid)1 EA1 EA2-8℃. Store in the dark.User-Prepared Instruments and ReagentsMicroplate reader or visible spectrophotometer (capable of measuring absorbance at 550 nm)Incubator, Ice maker, Low-temperature centrifuge96-well plate or micro glass cuvettes, Adjustable pipettes and tipsHomogenizer (for tissue samples)Glass bottle (for preparing extraction buffer)n-Heptane, Anhydrous methanol, ChloroformExperimental Procedure1. Reagent PreparationReagent NameReagent PreparationPrecautionsExtraction Buffer (Self-prepared)In a glass bottle, mix Chloroform : n-Heptane : Anhydrous Methanol = 28 : 21 : 1. Cap tightly and mix well.Store at 4°C protected from light.Cu ReagentReady-to-use; equilibrate to room temperature before use; mix well before use.Store at 4°C protected from light.ChromogenReady-to-use; equilibrate to room temperature before use.Store at 4°C protected from light.StandardBefore use, dissolve contents in 1 mL of Extraction Buffer to obtain a 64 mM Standard solution. Mix well.Unused dissolved Standard can be stored in a tightly sealed glass bottle at 4°C protected from light for 1 month.2. Standard Curve SetupDilute the 64 mM Standard further with Extraction Buffer as shown in the table below.Standard No.Standard (µL)Extraction Buffer Volume (µL)Standard Concentration (mM)Std.120µL of 64mM stock6202Std.2100µL of Std.11001Std.3100µL of Std.21000.5Std.4100µL of Std.31000.25Std.5100µL of Std.41000.125Std.6100µL of Std.51000.0625Std.7100µL of Std.61000.0313Note: Prepare freshly diluted standards for each experiment.3. Sample PreparationNote: Fresh samples are recommended. If not used immediately, samples can be stored at -80°C for up to 6 months.3.1 Animal Tissues: Weigh approximately 0.1 g of tissue, add 1 mL of Extraction Buffer, and homogenize on ice. Centrifuge at 8,000 rpm, 4°C for 10 min. Collect the supernatant and keep on ice for detection.3.2 Plant Tissues: Weigh approximately 0.1 g of tissue, add 1 mL of Extraction Buffer, and grind. Disrupt by ultrasonic homogenization on ice (power 20% or 200 W, ultrasonicate for 3 s, interval 7 s, repeat 30 times). Centrifuge at 8,000 rpm, 4°C for 10 min. Collect the supernatant and keep on ice for detection.3.3 Cells or Bacteria: Collect 5 million cells or bacteria into a centrifuge tube. Wash with cold PBS, centrifuge, and discard the supernatant. Add 1 mL of Extraction Buffer. Disrupt by ultrasonic homogenization on ice (power 20% or 200 W, ultrasonicate for 3 s, interval 7 s, repeat 30 times). Centrifuge at 8,000 rpm, 4°C for 10 min. Collect the supernatant and keep on ice for detection.3.4 Serum (Plasma) and other liquids: Detect directly.4. Assay Steps4.1 Instrument Preparation: Preheat the microplate reader or visible spectrophotometer for at least 30 minutes. Set the wavelength to 550 nm. For spectrophotometers, zero the instrument with deionized water.4.2 Sample Assay (Add reagents sequentially to EP tubes):ReagentBlank Tube (µL)Standard Tube (µL)Test Tube (µL)Extraction Buffer240200200Various Std.0400Sample0040Cap the tubes tightly and vortex at medium speed for 30 seconds.Cu Reagent808080Cap the tubes tightly and vortex at medium speed for 30 seconds. Incubate at room temperature (25°C) for 20 minutes. Centrifuge at 2,000 g, room temperature (25°C) for 5 minutes.Upper Phase505050Chromogen2002002004.3 Incubate at room temperature (25°C) for 5 minutes. Transfer 200 µL from each tube to the corresponding wells of a 96-well plate or micro glass cuvettes. Measure the absorbance at 550 nm.Calculate ΔAtest=Atest-Ablank and ΔAstd=Astd-Ablank (The blank tube only needs to be set up once).Note: The measurement must be completed within 30 minutes after color development. It is recommended to perform preliminary experiments with 2-3 samples expected to have significant differences before formal testing. If Atest exceeds the detection range of the instrument, dilute the sample further with Extraction Buffer and multiply the result by the dilution factor.5. Result CalculationWe provide both derived and simplified calculation formulas, which are equivalent. The simplified formulas in bold are recommended as the final calculation formulas.5.1 Standard Curve PlottingPlot the standard curve with standard concentration as the y-axis and ΔAstd as the x-axis (using concentration as the y-axis facilitates calculation). Substitute ΔAtest into the standard curve equation to obtain y (mM).5.2 Sample FFA Content Calculation(1) Based on sample mass:FFA Content (µmol/g fresh weight) = y × Vextract ÷ W × n = y ÷ W × n(2) Based on bacterial or cell count:FFA Content (µmol/10⁴ cells) = y ÷ (Cell or Bacterial Count ÷ Vextract ) × n = y ÷ 500 × n = 0.002 × y × n(3) Based on liquid volume:FFA Content (µmol/L) = 1000 × y × nParameter Description:Vextract : Volume of Extraction Buffer added, 1 mLW: Sample mass, gn: Sample dilution factor (if further diluted)500: Cell or bacterial count, in units of 10⁴1000: Unit conversion factor, 1 L = 1000 mL6. Result PresentationTypical Standard Curve: y = 0.679x - 0.0109, R² = 0.9988(Free Fatty Acid (FFA) standard curve analyzed using a 96-well plate. Data and curve are for reference only; users must establish their own standard curve based on their experiment.)Precautions1. Biochemical reagents are generally irritating and biologically toxic. For your safety and health, please implement appropriate biosafety precautions throughout the experiment. Wear personal protective equipment such as lab coats, masks, gloves, and hair caps. Perform experiments in a fume hood or biosafety cabinet.2. This product is for scientific research use only. Not intended for clinical diagnosis... Read More | The content of this cell is too long for an XLSX file (more than 32767 characters). Please use the CSV format for this export | Inquire | Product contentG665801Component100 TStorageG665801A2×GoldStar Probe One Step Buffer1.4 mL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Protect from light.G665801BGoldStar Probe One Step EnzymeMix100 µL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Protect from light.G665801C50×High ROX50 µL-20&#Product contentG665801Component100 TStorageG665801A2×GoldStar Probe One Step Buffer1.4 mL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Protect from light.G665801BGoldStar Probe One Step EnzymeMix100 µL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Protect from light.G665801C50×High ROX50 µL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Protect from light.G665801DRNase-Free Water1.5 mL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Product Introduction This product is a specialized kit for one-step Real-Time RT-qPCR using the probe method (TaqMan, Molecular Beacon, etc.). When using this product for Real Time RT-qPCR reaction, reverse transcription and quantitative PCR are carried out in the same reaction system, and there is no need to add reagents or open the cap of the tube during the reaction process, which avoids contamination and improves the experimental efficiency at the same time. With high detection sensitivity, strong fluorescence signal and high signal-to-noise ratio, this product is very suitable for the detection of RNA viruses and other trace RNA. The special buffer system contained in this product can maximize the effectiveness of reverse transcriptase and DNA polymerase at the same time and improve the efficiency of the reaction. A wider linear range can be obtained with this product, more accurate quantification of the target gene, good reproducibility and high confidence.ROX dye is used to correct the fluorescence signal error generated between wells of a quantitative PCR instrument, and is generally used in Real Time PCR amplifiers from ABI, Stratagene, and other companies. The excitation optics vary from instrument to instrument, so the concentration of ROX dye must be matched to the corresponding fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument. Instruments that do not require ROX calibration (G665836) Roche LightCycler 480, Roche LightCyler 96, Bio-rad iCyler iQ, iQ5, CFX96 and others. Instruments that require High ROX calibration (G665801) ABI Prism 7000/7300/7700/7900, Eppendorf, ABI Step One/Step One Plus, and others.matters needing attention1.Before using the reagents in this kit, please mix them gently by turning them up and down to avoid foaming as much as possible, and use them after brief centrifugation.2.This product uses RNA as the template for one-step RT-PCR experiment, RNase contamination should be avoided during operation, it is recommended to operate RNA in a special area, use special instruments and consumables, the operator with a mask and disposable gloves and often change the gloves, the experiment-related consumables should be processed with 0.1% DEPC (diethyl ether pyrocarbonate) aqueous solution for 12 hours at 37℃, and autoclaved for 30 minutes before use. The consumables should be treated with 0.1% DEPC (diethylpyrocarbonate) aqueous solution at 37℃ for 12 hours and autoclaved for 30 minutes.3.Repeated freezing and thawing of each reagent in this kit should be avoided as much as possible; repeated freezing and thawing may degrade the product performance.4.This kit must use specific primers, the choice of primers can be selected according to specific experiments, the good or bad primer design directly affects the results of RT-qPCR reaction, the design of primers need to consider the GC content, primer length, primer position, the secondary structure of the PCR product and other factors, it is recommended to use a professional primer design software for design.5.This kit is recommended to use specific probes, and it is recommended to use professional design software for designing.UsageThe following examples are conventional reaction systems and conditions, which should be improved and optimized according to the different templates, primer structures and target fragment sizes in actual operation. (Please prepare the reaction solution on ice.)1. Dissolve RNA template, primers, 2× GoldStar Probe One Step Buffer, GoldStar Probe One Step EnzymeMix and RNase-Free Water and set aside on ice.2. PCR reaction system:reagents25µl reaction systemfinal concentration2×GoldStar Probe One Step Buffer12.5µl1×Forward Primer, 10µM0.5µl0.2µM¹⁾Reverse Primer, 10µM0.5µl0.2µM¹⁾Probe, 10µM0.5µl0.2µM²⁾GoldStar Probe One Step EnzymeMix1.0µl RNA TemplateXµl10pg-100ng³⁾50 x Low ROX or High ROX (optional)⁴⁾0.5µl1×RNase-Free WaterUp to 25µlNote: 1) Usually, better results can be obtained with a primer concentration of 0.2 µM, and 0.1-1.0 µM can be used as a reference for setting the range.(2) The concentration of the probe used is related to the fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument used, the type of probe, and the type of fluorescent labeling substance, please refer to the instrument manual or the specific requirements for the use of each fluorescent probe for the adjustment of the concentration in actual use.(3) Usually the amount of RNA template is 10pg-100ng as a reference. Since the templates of different species contain different copy numbers of target genes, the templates can be diluted in gradient to determine the optimal amount of template to use.(4) The excitation optical system varies from instrument to instrument, choose to add 50×Low ROX or 50×High ROX according to the instrument using fluorescence quantification.3. Mix well, centrifuge briefly, and collect the solution at the bottom of the tube.4.RT-PCR reaction conditions:Note: 1) The hot start enzyme used in this product must be activated under the condition of pre-denaturation 95℃, 5-10min. 2) It is recommended to use the two-step PCR reaction program, if you can not get good experimental results due to the use of primers with lower Tm value, etc., you can try to carry out the three-step PCR amplification, and the annealing temperature should be set in the range of 56℃-64℃ as a reference... 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The heat-sensitive UNG rapidly degrades U-containing contaminants at room temperature; it is rapidly inactivated by reverse transcription at 55°C, without affecting the efficiency and sensitivity of qRT-PCR. Combined with optimized buffer systems and antibody-modified Taq enzymes and mutated M-MLV, the SuperFast Probe One Step RT-qPCR U+ Kit provides sensitivity up to 0.1 pg of total RNA or <10 copies of RNA template and enhanced thermal stability. 5× SuperFast One Step RT-qPCR U+ Buffer contains the following components The 5× SuperFast One Step RT-qPCR U+ Buffer contains an optimized buffer system and dNTP/dUTP Mix, which is particularly suitable for high specificity, low template concentration and multiplexed rapid detection of fluorescently labeled probes such as TaqMan. caveatBefore use, please mix the product gently by turning it up and down after it is completely melted to avoid foaming, and use it after brief centrifugation. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing of the product.ROX dye is used to correct the fluorescence signal error between the quantitative PCR wells, this product does not contain ROX dye, if you need to match the ROX dye with the instrument you are using, please contact your local business or call CombiSense customer service at 4006-222-360. PCR reaction system Attention: (1) Usually, the final primer concentration of 0.2 µM can get better results, and 0.1-1.0 µM can be used as a reference for setting the range. 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