Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Contains all reagents to quantitate the amount of N-acetylneuraminic acid, either free, or in glycoproteins, cell surface glycoproteins, polysialic acids and capsular polysaccharides (consisting only of polysialic acid).

General description

The Sialic Acid Quantitation Kit provides a rapid and accurate determination of total N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA; sialic acid). NANA is released from glycoconjugates using neuraminidase. The kit uses α(2→3,6,8,9) neuraminidase to cleave all NANA linkages, including α(2→8) and α(2→9) linkages, as well as branched NANA, for the most accurate determination of total sialic acid content.

Quantity

Sufficient reagents are provided to perform 25 reactions, including control samples. Each reaction will measure 1-200 nmoles of NANA.