| Products | CaspaTag™ Pan-Caspase In Situ Assay Kit, Sulforhodamine from CHEMICON |
| Company | CHEMICON |
| Item | CaspaTag™ Pan-Caspase In Situ Assay Kit, Sulforhodamine |
| Price | $193.00 |
| Description | The CHEMICON® CaspaTag™ Pan-Caspase In Situ Assay Kit is a fluorescent-based assay for detection of active caspases in cells undergoing apoptosis. The kit is for research use only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. CHEMICON®s CaspaTag™ Pan-Caspase In Situ Assay Kits use a novel approach to detect active caspases. The methodology is based on Fluorochrome Inhibitors of Caspases (FLICA). The inhibitors are cell permeable and non-cytotoxic. Once inside the cell, the inhibitor binds covalently to the active caspase7. This kit uses a sulforhodamine-labeled fluoromethyl ketone peptide inhibitor of caspase (SR-VAD-FMK), which produces a red fluorescence. When added to a population of cells, the SR-VAD-FMK probe enters each cell and covalently binds to a reactive cysteine residue that resides on the large subunit of the active caspase heterodimer, thereby inhibiting further enzymatic activity. The bound labeled reagent is retained within the cell, while any unbound reagent will diffuse out of the cell and is washed away. The red fluorescent signal is a direct measure of the amount of active caspase present in the cell at the time the reagent was added. Cells that contain the bound labeled reagent can be analyzed by 96-well plate-based fluorometry, fluorescence microscopy, or flow cytometry. KIT COMPONENTS:
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