Amplite® Colorimetric Maleimide Quantitation Kit

Unless otherwise noted, all unused stock solutions should be divided into single-use aliquots and stored at -20 °C after preparation. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles

1. Add 200 µL of distilled water into the vial of MEA (Component A).

   Note: 10 µL of the 500X MEA stock solution is enough for 50 reactions (0.5 mL/reaction). The unused 500X MEA stock solution should be divided into single-use aliquots, stored at -20 °C, and kept from light.

1. Add 1 mL of DMSO (Component D) into the vial of 4,4'-DTDP (Component B), and mix well.

   Note: 100 µL of the 50X 4,4’-DTDP stock solution is enough for 10 reactions (0.5 mL/reaction). The unused 50X 4,4’-DTDP stock solution should be divided into single-use aliquots, stored at -20 °C, and kept from light.

1. Add 10 µL of MEA stock solution (500X) into 5 mL of distilled water, and mix them well.

   Note: The MEA working solution is not stable. It is recommended to prepare a fresh MEA working solution before use.

1. Set up 3 Total SH tubes: Add 400µL of Assay Buffer (Component C) and 100 µL of MEA working solution into each tube and incubate at room temperature for 20 minutes.

2. Set up 3 test tubes for each sample: Add 0.05 mg of the test sample and sufficient Assay Buffer (Component C) to make the total volume of 400 µL/tube. Add 100 µLof MEA working solution into each tube and incubate at room temperature for 20 minutes.

3. Measure the absorbance of the Assay Buffer (Component C) as the blank control at 324 nm.

4. Proceed to Total SH determination while tubes are still incubating (from step 1). Add 10µL of 50X 4,4’-DTDP stock solution into each total SH tube and incubate at room temperature for 2 min.

   Note: Do not add 50X 4,4’-DTDP stock solution to the sample containing tubes yet.

5. Measure the absorbance of the 3 Total SH tubes at 324 nm without washing the cuvette. Record the readings and average them to have "OD_TSH".

6. Clean the cuvette and read the absorbance of the first sample tube (from Step 2) at 324 nm (OD₀) before adding any 4,4’-DTDP stock solution (50X).

7. Add 10 µL of 4,4’-DTDP stock solution (50X) into the sample cuvette (from Step 6) and mix well. Incubate the sample at room temperature for 2 minutes and read the absorbance at 324 nm (OD). Clean the cuvette, and repeat Steps 6 and 7 for the remaining tubes. Record all readings.