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Amplite® Luminometric Nitroreductase Assay Kit
Nitroreductases (NTR) are a family of evolutionarily related proteins involved in the reduction of nitrogen-containing compounds. They are absent in mammalian cells but widespread in bacteria. Nitroreductases play a crucial role in the reduction of nitroaromatic compounds via NAD(P)H-dependent reactions. NTR are also targets for developing novel antibiotics, degradation of pollutants, and cancer therapy. Although the quantification of NTR becomes extremely important for a number of biological applications, most of the current NTR assays are based on ELISA format with low sensitivity and low throughput. Amplite®™ Luminometric Nitroreductase Assay Kit provides a highly sensitive and convenient method to quantify NTR activity. The kit uses a luciferin derivative that can be selectively reduced by NTR luciferin. The amount of generated luciferin is conveniently detected with the well-known luciferase detection system. The luminescent intensity generated is proportional to the NTR activity. This luminometric nitroreductase assay kit has been formulated to have minimal hands-on time and stable luminescence signal. It can detect as low as 20 ng/mL of NTR.
Example protocol
AT A GLANCE
Protocol summary
- Prepare NTR Substrate stock solution
- Add NTR standards or NTR test samples (50 µL/well)
- Add NTR Reaction working solution (50 µL/well)
- Incubate for 60 minutes at 37 °C
- Prepare NTR Detection working solution
- Add NTR Detection working solution (50 µL/well)
- Monitor luminescence intensity increase immediately
Important
Thaw all the kit components at room temperature before starting the experiment.PREPARATION OF STOCK SOLUTIONS
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.
Note Keep away from light.
Note Keep away from light.
Note Keep away from light.
1. NTR substrate stock solution (100X)
Add 50 µL of DMSO (Component H) into the vial of NTR Substrate (Component A) to make 100X NTR substrate stock solution. Note Keep away from light.
2. NTR Reaction Enzyme stock solution (100X)
Add 50 µL of NTR Reaction Buffer (Component B) into the vial of NTR Reaction Enzyme (Component C) to make 100X NTR Reaction Enzyme stock solution.Note Keep away from light.
3. NTR Detection Mix 1 stock solution (100X)
Add 50 µL of NTR Detection Buffer (Component D) into the vial of NTR Detection Mix 1 (Component E) to make 100X NTR Detection Mix 1 stock solution. Note Keep away from light.
4. Nitroreductase Standard solution (250 µg/mL)
Add 20 µL of ddH2O into the vial of Nitroreductase Standard (Component G) to make 250 µg/mL Nitroreductase Standard solution.PREPARATION OF STANDARD SOLUTION
For convenience, use the Serial Dilution Planner:
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Nitroreductase Standard solution
Add 10 µL of 250 µg/mL Nitroreductase Standard solution to 240 µL of NTR Reaction Buffer (Component B) to generate 10 µg/mL nitroreductase standard solution (NS7). Then take 10 µg/mL nitroreductase standard solution (NS7) and perform 1:3 serial dilutions in NTR Reaction Buffer (Component B) to get serially diluted Nitroreductase standards (NS2 - NS7). Note: Diluted NTR standard solution is unstable and should be used within 4 hours.PREPARATION OF WORKING SOLUTION
1. NTR Reaction working solution
Add 50 µL of 100X NTR substrate stock and 50 µL of 100X NTR reaction enzyme stock solutions into 5 mL of NTR Reaction Buffer (Component B) to make a total volume of 5.1 mL NTR Reaction working solution.Note Keep away from light.
2. NTR Detection working solution
Add 50 µL of 100X Detection Mix 1 and 10 µL of Detection Mix 2 (Component F) into 5 mL of NTR Detection Buffer (Component D) to make a total volume of 5.05 mL NTR Detection working solution.Note Keep away from light.
SAMPLE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL
Table 1.Layout of NTR standards and test samples in a solid white 96-well microplate. NS=NTR standards (NS7-NS1, 0.001 to 10 µg/mL); BL=Blank Control; TS=Test Samples
Table 2.Reagent composition for each well
| BL | BL | TS | TS |
| NS1 | NS1 | ... | ... |
| NS2 | NS2 | ... | ... |
| NS3 | NS3 | ||
| NS4 | NS4 | ||
| NS5 | NS5 | ||
| NS6 | NS6 | ||
| NS7 | NS7 |
| Well | Volume | Reagent |
| NS1-NS7 | 50 µL | Serial Dilutions (10 to 0.001 µg/mL) |
| BL | 50 µL | NTR Reaction Buffer (Component B) |
| TS | 50 µL | Test Sample |
- Prepare NTR standards (NS), blank controls (BL), and test samples (TS) according to the layout provided in Tables 1 and 2. For a 384-well plate, use 12.5 µL of reagent per well instead of 50 µL.
Note Treat cells or tissue samples as desired. - Add 50 µL of NTR Reaction working solution to each well of NTR standard, blank control, and test samples. For a 384-well plate, add 12.5 µL of NTR Reaction working solution into each well instead.
- Incubate the reaction for 60 minutes at 37 °C, protected from light.
- Add 50 µL of NTR Detection working solution to each well to make the total assay volume 150 µL/well. For a 384-well plate, add 12.5 µL of Detection working solution into each well instead, for a total volume of 37.5 µL/well.
- Monitor the luminescence increase immediately with a luminescence microplate reader.
Page updated on November 21, 2024
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