Screen Quest(TM) Fluorimetric ELISA cAMP Assay Kit

Screen Quest(TM) cAMP Fluorescence ELISA Assay Kit provides an optimized assay method for monitoring the activation of adenylyl cyclase in G-protein coupled receptor systems. The assay is based on the competition for a fixed number of antibody binding sites between HRP-labeled cAMP and non-labeled cAMP. HRP-cAMP is displaced from the HRP-cAMP/anti-cAMP antibody complex by unlabeled free cAMP. In the absence of cAMP, HRP-cAMP conjugate is bound to anti-cAMP antibody exclusively. However, the unlabeled free cAMP in the test sample competes for anti-cAMP antibody with the HRP-cAMP antibody conjugate, therefore inhibits the binding of HRP-cAMP to anti-cAMP antibody. Our Screen Quest(TM) cAMP Fluorometric Assay Kit provides a sensitive method for detecting adenylate cyclase activity. Compared to other commercial ELISA cAMP assay kits, this cAMP assay kit only requires a single wash step to remove unbound material prior to the development step. It also eliminates the tedious acetylation step. The kit uses Amplite(TM) Red as a fluorogenic HRP substrate to quantify the HRP activity. The fluorescent product formed is proportional to the activity of HRP-cAMP conjugate.