Detection Range:
3 pg/ml - 1000 pg/ml
Recommended Dilution (serum & plasma):
2 fold
Specificity:
This ELISA kit shows no cross-reactivity with any of the cytokines tested: Human ALCAM, Angiopoietin-1, Angiostatin, B7-1, BMP-7, CD30, CD40, CD40 Ligand, CTLA-4, CXCL16, Dkk-4 , DR6, Endostatin, E-Selectin, HB-EGF, ICAM-2, IGF-II, IL-10 Ra, IL-10 Rb, IL-13 Ra1, IL-18 BPa, IL-18 Rb, IL-18, IL-2 Ra, MMP-1, IL-2 Rb, IL-2 Rg, IL-21 R, MMP-2 , MMP-3, MMP-10, MMP-13).
Number of Targets Detected:
1
Compatible Sample Types:
- Cell Culture Supernatants
- Plasma
- Serum
Method of Detection:
Colorimetric
Quantitative/Semi-Quantitative:
Solid Support:
96-well Microplate
Size:
1, 2, or 5 x 96-Well Strip Microplate Kit
Protein Name & Synonyms:
Protransforming growth factor alpha [Cleaved into: Transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-alpha) (EGF-like TGF) (ETGF) (TGF type 1)]
Additional Notes
- Strip plates and additional reagents allow for use in multiple experiments
- Quantitative protein detection
- Establishes normal range
- The best products for confirmation of antibody array data




Kit Components
- Pre-Coated 96-well Strip Microplate
- Wash Buffer
- Stop Solution
- Assay Diluent(s)
- Lyophilized Standard
- Biotinylated Detection Antibody
- Streptavidin-Conjugated HRP
- TMB One-Step Substrate
Other Materials Required
- Distilled or deionized water
- Precision pipettes to deliver 2 µl to 1 µl volumes
- Adjustable 1-25 µl pipettes for reagent preparation
- 100 µl and 1 liter graduated cylinders
- Tubes to prepare standard and sample dilutions
- Absorbent paper
- Microplate reader capable of measuring absorbance at 450nm
- Log-log graph paper or computer and software for ELISA data analysis
Protocol Outline
- Prepare all reagents, samples and standards as instructed in the manual.
- Add 100 µl of standard or sample to each well.
- Incubate 2.5 h at RT or O/N at 4°C.
- Add 100 µl of prepared biotin antibody to each well.
- Incubate 1 h at RT.
- Add 100 µl of prepared Streptavidin solution to each well.
- Incubate 45 min at RT.
- Add 100 µl of TMB One-Step Substrate Reagent to each well.
- Incubate 30 min at RT.
- Add 50 µl of Stop Solution to each well.
- Read at 450 nm immediately.
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The entire kit may be stored at -20°C for up to 1 year from the date of shipment. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. The kit may be stored at 4°C for up to 6 months. For extended storage, it is recommended to store at -80°C.