Human Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) ELISA kit

CAT#: EA100975

Human Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) ELISA kit

Specifications

Product Data

• Format: 96-well strip plate
• Assay Type: Solid Phase Sandwich ELISA
• Assay Length: 4 hours
• Signal: Colorimetric
• Curve Range: Standard Curve Range: 0-300 ng/ml
• Sample Type: Human serum
• Sample Volume: 20 ul
• Specificity: This kit is used for quantitative detection of human AFP
• Sensitivity: Minimum Sensitivity: 2.0 ng/ml
• Reactivities: Human
• Cross Reactivity: N/A
• Interference: No significant interference observed with available related molecules.
• Background: This gene encodes alpha-fetoprotein, a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life. Alpha-fetoprotein expression in adults is often associated with hepatoma or teratoma. However, hereditary persistance of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology. The protein is thought to be the fetal counterpart of serum albumin, and the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes are present in tandem in the same transcriptional orientation on chromosome 4. Alpha-fetoprotein is found in monomeric as well as dimeric and trimeric forms, and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin. The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
• Gene Symbol: AFP
• Gene ID: 174