QuantiChrom™ Nitric Oxide Assay Kit
Protocol
SDS
Application
- For quantitative determination of nitric oxide (nitrate/nitrite) and evaluation of drug effects on its metabolism.
Key Features
- Sensitive and accurate. Detection range 0.6 - 200 μM in 96-well plate.
- Rapid and reliable. Using an optimized VCl3 reagent, the time required for reduction of nitrate (NO3-) to nitrite (NO2-) is 10 min at 60°C.
- Simple and high-throughput. The procedure involves mixing sample with three reagents, incubation for 10 min at 60°C and reading the optical density. Can be readily automated to measure thousands of samples per day.
Method
- OD540nm
Samples
- Plasma, serum, urine, tissue/cells and foods
Species
- All
Size
- 100 tests
Detection Limit
- 0.6 μM
Shelf Life
- 6 months
More Details
- Nitric oxide (NO) is a reactive radical that plays an important role in many key physiological functions. NO, an oxidation product of arginine by nitric oxide synthase, is involved in host defense and development, activation of regulatory proteins and direct covalent interaction with functional biomolecules. Simple, direct and automation-ready procedures for measuring NO are becoming popular in Research and Drug Discovery. Since NO is oxidized to nitrite and nitrate, it is common practice to quantitate total NO2-/NO3- as a measure for NO level. BioAssay Systems QuantiChrom™ Nitric Oxide Assay Kit is designed to accurately measure NO production following reduction of nitrate to nitrite using improved Griess method. The procedure is simple and the time required for sample pretreatment and assay is reduced to as short as 30 min.
If I collect 150 µL cell culture medium and proceed to deproteination, should I prepare the standards in culture medium, instead of water? I am afraid that the pink color medium may interfere with the colorimetric assay. The medium is initially pink in color, after consumption by cells, it turns yellowish. How about blank?
The assay reagents are acidic, and phenol red (the pink color in the medium) absorbs only weakly at 540 nm under acidic conditions. Although there will be a small background signal caused by phenol red, because this is a kinetic assay, and only the increase in OD is being measured, phenol red in the sample will not affect the measurement.However, I would still recommend preparing the standard in medium, because many common media contain nitrate to various degrees. It is essential to use a medium that contains a low amount of nitrate. Some media contain large amounts of nitrate (e.g. RPMI-1640) which make them incompatible with our assay. Others (e.g. DMEM) contain only low levels of nitrate and do not interfere. Please check with the medium manufacturer that the nitrate concentration is compatible with the nitric oxide assay.
How do I prepare the “100 µL sample” mentioned in step 2 if I work with cells? Could it be intact cells suspended in 100 ml cell media? Do I need to lyse the cells first? How do I trap NO?
Nitric oxide is rapidly degraded into nitrite and nitrate, which equilibrate into the media. Users typically take the cell culture supernatant to measure nitric oxide production. Cell culture medium samples have to be deproteinated before the assay.What is the best way to prepare the sample for NO Assay from renal tissue (cortex or medulla); and what buffer would be appropriate for homogenization? Do you think that supernatants from 100,000 x g spin are useful samples for this assay?
Tissue samples can be homogenized in PBS (pH 7.4). After the homogenization, centrifuge the samples 10 minutes at 10,000 g (or higher) to remove debris and collect the clear supernatant. After deproteinating the supernatant, the sample can be used in the assay.For more detailed product information and questions, please feel free to Contact Us. Or for more general information regarding our assays, please refer to our General Questions.
Oikawa, S., et al. (2021). Non-neuronal cardiac acetylcholine system playing indispensable roles in cardiac homeostasis confers resiliency to the heart. The Journal of Physiological Sciences 71(1). Assay: Nitric Oxide in mouse cardiac tissue.
Wan, S., et al. (2021). A strategy for component-based Chinese medicines design approach of Polygonum orientale L. against hypoxia/reoxygenation based on uniform design-stepwise regression-simulated annealing. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 135. Assay: Nitric Oxide in polygonum orientale L cells.
Li, Z., et al. (2020). Sulforaphane prevents type 2 diabetes-induced nephropathy via AMPK-mediated activation of lipid metabolic pathways and Nrf2 antioxidative function. Clinical Science 134(18): 2469-2487. Assay: Nitric Oxide in mouse urine.
Murai, Y., et al. (2020). Analysis of haemodynamics and angiogenic response to ischaemia in the obese type 2 diabetic model Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Leprfa (SDT fatty) rats. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology 47(4): 583-590. Assay: Nitric Oxide in rat plasma.
Veerana, M., et al. (2021). Analysis of the effects of Cu-MOFs on fungal cell inactivation. RSC Advances 11(2): 1057-1065. Assay: Nitric Oxide in fungi cells and spores.
De la Cruz-Enriquez, J., et al. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 induces mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death by oxidative stress in leukocytes of COVID-19 patients. Authorea. Assay: Nitric Oxide in human plasma.
Minato, H., et al. (2020). Pretreatment with cilnidipine attenuates hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in HL-1 cardiomyocytes through enhanced NO production and action potential shortening. Hypertension Research 43(5): 380-388. Assay: Nitric Oxide in mouse cardiomyocytes.
Mitra, S., et al. (2020). Plasma-treated Flammulina velutipes-derived extract showed anticancer potential in human breast cancer cells. Applied Sciences 10(23). Assay: Nitric Oxide in gas plasma.
Fischer, A., et al. (2020). Supplementation with nitrate only modestly affects lipid and glucose metabolism in genetic and dietary-induced murine models of obesity. Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition 66(1): 24-35. Assay: Nitric Oxide in mouse blood.
Guo, J., et al. (2020). Resveratrol inhibits neointimal growth after arterial injury in high-fat-fed rodents: The roles of sirt1 and ampk. Journal of Vascular Research 57(6): 325-340. Assay: Nitric Oxide in rat plasma.
Kang, M., et al. (2020). Plasma mediated disinfection of rice seeds in water and air. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 53(21). Assay: Nitric Oxide in .
Khan, M. S. I., et al. (2020). A mechanistic and kinetic study of diazinone degradation under the influence of microplasma discharge water. Journal of Water Process Engineering 36. Assay: Nitric Oxide in discharge water.
Ridwan, R., et al. (2019). Supplementation of 100% flesh watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai] juice improves swimming performance in rats. Preventive Nutrition and Food Science 24(1): 41-48. Assay: Nitric Oxide in rat plasma.
Veerana, M., et al. (2021). Plasma-mediated enhancement of enzyme secretion in Aspergillus oryzae. Microbial Biotechnology 14(1): 262-276. Assay: Nitric Oxide in fungal media.
Veerana, M., et al. (2021). Influence of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet on extracellular activity of ?-amylase in Aspergillus oryzae. Applied Sciences 11(2). Assay: Nitric Oxide in PDB media.
Kim, H.-C., et al. (2019). Cobalt(Ii)-coordination polymers containing glutarates and bipyridyl ligands and their antifungal potential. Scientific Reports 9(1). Assay: Nitric Oxide in cobalt(II)-coordination polymer solution.
Lata, M.-M. (2019). Vitamin D influences calcium dependent cardiovascular functions with reference to NOS3 and VEGF. BLDE. Assay: Nitric Oxide in human serum.
Bonilla, E., Medina-Leendertz, S., Mora, M., Vielma, J. R., Atencio-Bracho, L., Bravo, Y. & Arcaya, J. L. (2017). Minocycline Protection against Paraquat Toxicity in Drosophila melanogaster. Toxicology International, 24(1), 65-73. Assay: Nitric oxidein plant tissues.
Farfara D, et al (2011). gamma-Secretase component presenilin is important for microglia beta-amyloid clearance. Ann Neurol. 69(1):170-80. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse tissue culture.
Lipari et al (2011). Assay Of Nitric Oxide Metabolites In The Culture Media Of human Preimplantation Embryosus. US 2011/0009689 A1. Assay: Nitric Oxide in human tissue culture.
Zeng Q, et al (2011). Control of Cervicovaginal HPV-16 E7-Expressing Tumors by the Combination of Therapeutic HPV Vaccination and Vascular Disrupting Agents. Hum Gene Ther. 22(7):809-19. Assay: Nitric oxidein human tissue.
Alonso F, et al (2010). Loss of connexin40 is associated with decreased endothelium-dependent relaxations and eNOS levels in the mouse aorta. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 299(5):H1365-73. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse aorta.
Jawed H, et al (2010). N-(2-hydroxy phenyl) acetamide inhibits inflammation-related cytokines and ROS in adjuvant-induced arthritic (AIA) rats. Int Immunopharmacol. 10(8):900-5. Assay: Nitric oxidein rat serum and plasma.
Labib, HM, et al (2010). The Role of Oxidative Stress Markers and Nitric Oxide Levels in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma. Austr. J. Basic and Applied Sci 4(8): 3553-3558. Assay: Nitric Oxide in human blood.
Levy A, et al (2010). Increment of interleukin 6, tumour necrosis factor alpha, nitric oxide, C-reactive protein and apoptosis in dengue. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 104(1):16-23. Assay: Nitric oxidein human fluid, tissue and cells.
Levy H, et al (2010). Characterization of brain lesions in a mouse model of progressive multiple sclerosis. Exp Neurol. 226(1):148-58. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse tissue.
Smith MJ, et al (2010). Modulation of murine innate and acquired immune responses following in vitro exposure to electrospun blends of collagen and polydioxanone. J Biomed Mater Res A. 93(2):793-806. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse tissue.
Carrero Y, et al (2009). Increased vascular endothelial growth factor expression, CD3-positive cell infiltration, and oxidative stress in premalignant lesions of the cervix. Cancer 115(16):3680-8. Assay: Nitric oxidein human cervix and serum.
Deshmukh SH, et al (2009). Ranolazine improves endothelial function in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Coron Artery Dis. 20(5):343-7. Assay: Nitric oxidein human tissue.
Lipari CW, et al (2009). Nitric oxide metabolite production in the human preimplantation embryo and successful blastocyst formation. Fertil Steril. 91(4 Suppl):1316-8. Assay: Nitric oxidein human tissue culture.
Neuschmelting V, et al (2009). Elevated level of endothelin-1 in cerebrospinal fluid and lack of nitric oxide in basilar arterial plasma associated with cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage in rabbits. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 151(7):795-801. Assay: Nitric oxidein rabbit cerebral arterial plasma and cerebrospinal fluid.
Rahman MM, et al (2009). Endogenous n-3 fatty acids protect ovariectomy induced bone loss by attenuating osteoclastogenesis. J Cell Mol Med. 13(8B):1833-44. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse bone marrow.
Smith MJ, et al (2009). In vitro evaluations of innate and acquired immune responses to electrospun polydioxanone-elastin blends. Biomaterials 30(2):149-59. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse cells.
Patel SR, et al (2008). Pioglitazone increases adiponectin levels in nondiabetic patients with coronary artery disease. Coron Artery Dis.19(5):349-53. Assay: Nitric oxidein human tissue.
Wang SH,et al (2008). Decreased inflammatory response in Toll-like receptor 2 knockout mice is associated with exacerbated Pneumocystis pneumonia. Microbes Infect. 10(4):334-41. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse BALF.
Ying WZ, et al (2008). Dietary salt activates an endothelial proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2/c-Src/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex to promote endothelial nitric oxide synthase phosphorylation. Hypertension 52(6):1134-41. Assay: Nitric oxidein rat urine.
Bulau P, et al (2007). Analysis of methylarginine metabolism in the cardiovascular system identifies the lung as a major source of ADMA. Am J Physiol Lung Cell MolPhysiol. 292(1):L18-24. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse tissue.
Hasegawa K, et al (2007). Role of asymmetric dimethylarginine in vascular injury in transgenic mice overexpressing dimethylarginie dimethylaminohydrolase 2. Circ Res. 101(2):e2-10. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse tissue extracts.
Bolander FF. (2005). The compartmentalization of prolactin signaling in the mouse mammary gland. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 245(1-2):105-10. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse mammary cells.
To find more recent publications, please click here.
Wan, S., et al. (2021). A strategy for component-based Chinese medicines design approach of Polygonum orientale L. against hypoxia/reoxygenation based on uniform design-stepwise regression-simulated annealing. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 135. Assay: Nitric Oxide in polygonum orientale L cells.
Li, Z., et al. (2020). Sulforaphane prevents type 2 diabetes-induced nephropathy via AMPK-mediated activation of lipid metabolic pathways and Nrf2 antioxidative function. Clinical Science 134(18): 2469-2487. Assay: Nitric Oxide in mouse urine.
Murai, Y., et al. (2020). Analysis of haemodynamics and angiogenic response to ischaemia in the obese type 2 diabetic model Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Leprfa (SDT fatty) rats. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology 47(4): 583-590. Assay: Nitric Oxide in rat plasma.
Veerana, M., et al. (2021). Analysis of the effects of Cu-MOFs on fungal cell inactivation. RSC Advances 11(2): 1057-1065. Assay: Nitric Oxide in fungi cells and spores.
De la Cruz-Enriquez, J., et al. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 induces mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death by oxidative stress in leukocytes of COVID-19 patients. Authorea. Assay: Nitric Oxide in human plasma.
Minato, H., et al. (2020). Pretreatment with cilnidipine attenuates hypoxia/reoxygenation injury in HL-1 cardiomyocytes through enhanced NO production and action potential shortening. Hypertension Research 43(5): 380-388. Assay: Nitric Oxide in mouse cardiomyocytes.
Mitra, S., et al. (2020). Plasma-treated Flammulina velutipes-derived extract showed anticancer potential in human breast cancer cells. Applied Sciences 10(23). Assay: Nitric Oxide in gas plasma.
Fischer, A., et al. (2020). Supplementation with nitrate only modestly affects lipid and glucose metabolism in genetic and dietary-induced murine models of obesity. Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition 66(1): 24-35. Assay: Nitric Oxide in mouse blood.
Guo, J., et al. (2020). Resveratrol inhibits neointimal growth after arterial injury in high-fat-fed rodents: The roles of sirt1 and ampk. Journal of Vascular Research 57(6): 325-340. Assay: Nitric Oxide in rat plasma.
Kang, M., et al. (2020). Plasma mediated disinfection of rice seeds in water and air. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 53(21). Assay: Nitric Oxide in .
Khan, M. S. I., et al. (2020). A mechanistic and kinetic study of diazinone degradation under the influence of microplasma discharge water. Journal of Water Process Engineering 36. Assay: Nitric Oxide in discharge water.
Ridwan, R., et al. (2019). Supplementation of 100% flesh watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai] juice improves swimming performance in rats. Preventive Nutrition and Food Science 24(1): 41-48. Assay: Nitric Oxide in rat plasma.
Veerana, M., et al. (2021). Plasma-mediated enhancement of enzyme secretion in Aspergillus oryzae. Microbial Biotechnology 14(1): 262-276. Assay: Nitric Oxide in fungal media.
Veerana, M., et al. (2021). Influence of non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet on extracellular activity of ?-amylase in Aspergillus oryzae. Applied Sciences 11(2). Assay: Nitric Oxide in PDB media.
Kim, H.-C., et al. (2019). Cobalt(Ii)-coordination polymers containing glutarates and bipyridyl ligands and their antifungal potential. Scientific Reports 9(1). Assay: Nitric Oxide in cobalt(II)-coordination polymer solution.
Lata, M.-M. (2019). Vitamin D influences calcium dependent cardiovascular functions with reference to NOS3 and VEGF. BLDE. Assay: Nitric Oxide in human serum.
Bonilla, E., Medina-Leendertz, S., Mora, M., Vielma, J. R., Atencio-Bracho, L., Bravo, Y. & Arcaya, J. L. (2017). Minocycline Protection against Paraquat Toxicity in Drosophila melanogaster. Toxicology International, 24(1), 65-73. Assay: Nitric oxidein plant tissues.
Farfara D, et al (2011). gamma-Secretase component presenilin is important for microglia beta-amyloid clearance. Ann Neurol. 69(1):170-80. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse tissue culture.
Lipari et al (2011). Assay Of Nitric Oxide Metabolites In The Culture Media Of human Preimplantation Embryosus. US 2011/0009689 A1. Assay: Nitric Oxide in human tissue culture.
Zeng Q, et al (2011). Control of Cervicovaginal HPV-16 E7-Expressing Tumors by the Combination of Therapeutic HPV Vaccination and Vascular Disrupting Agents. Hum Gene Ther. 22(7):809-19. Assay: Nitric oxidein human tissue.
Alonso F, et al (2010). Loss of connexin40 is associated with decreased endothelium-dependent relaxations and eNOS levels in the mouse aorta. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 299(5):H1365-73. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse aorta.
Jawed H, et al (2010). N-(2-hydroxy phenyl) acetamide inhibits inflammation-related cytokines and ROS in adjuvant-induced arthritic (AIA) rats. Int Immunopharmacol. 10(8):900-5. Assay: Nitric oxidein rat serum and plasma.
Labib, HM, et al (2010). The Role of Oxidative Stress Markers and Nitric Oxide Levels in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma. Austr. J. Basic and Applied Sci 4(8): 3553-3558. Assay: Nitric Oxide in human blood.
Levy A, et al (2010). Increment of interleukin 6, tumour necrosis factor alpha, nitric oxide, C-reactive protein and apoptosis in dengue. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 104(1):16-23. Assay: Nitric oxidein human fluid, tissue and cells.
Levy H, et al (2010). Characterization of brain lesions in a mouse model of progressive multiple sclerosis. Exp Neurol. 226(1):148-58. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse tissue.
Smith MJ, et al (2010). Modulation of murine innate and acquired immune responses following in vitro exposure to electrospun blends of collagen and polydioxanone. J Biomed Mater Res A. 93(2):793-806. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse tissue.
Carrero Y, et al (2009). Increased vascular endothelial growth factor expression, CD3-positive cell infiltration, and oxidative stress in premalignant lesions of the cervix. Cancer 115(16):3680-8. Assay: Nitric oxidein human cervix and serum.
Deshmukh SH, et al (2009). Ranolazine improves endothelial function in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Coron Artery Dis. 20(5):343-7. Assay: Nitric oxidein human tissue.
Lipari CW, et al (2009). Nitric oxide metabolite production in the human preimplantation embryo and successful blastocyst formation. Fertil Steril. 91(4 Suppl):1316-8. Assay: Nitric oxidein human tissue culture.
Neuschmelting V, et al (2009). Elevated level of endothelin-1 in cerebrospinal fluid and lack of nitric oxide in basilar arterial plasma associated with cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage in rabbits. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 151(7):795-801. Assay: Nitric oxidein rabbit cerebral arterial plasma and cerebrospinal fluid.
Rahman MM, et al (2009). Endogenous n-3 fatty acids protect ovariectomy induced bone loss by attenuating osteoclastogenesis. J Cell Mol Med. 13(8B):1833-44. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse bone marrow.
Smith MJ, et al (2009). In vitro evaluations of innate and acquired immune responses to electrospun polydioxanone-elastin blends. Biomaterials 30(2):149-59. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse cells.
Patel SR, et al (2008). Pioglitazone increases adiponectin levels in nondiabetic patients with coronary artery disease. Coron Artery Dis.19(5):349-53. Assay: Nitric oxidein human tissue.
Wang SH,et al (2008). Decreased inflammatory response in Toll-like receptor 2 knockout mice is associated with exacerbated Pneumocystis pneumonia. Microbes Infect. 10(4):334-41. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse BALF.
Ying WZ, et al (2008). Dietary salt activates an endothelial proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2/c-Src/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex to promote endothelial nitric oxide synthase phosphorylation. Hypertension 52(6):1134-41. Assay: Nitric oxidein rat urine.
Bulau P, et al (2007). Analysis of methylarginine metabolism in the cardiovascular system identifies the lung as a major source of ADMA. Am J Physiol Lung Cell MolPhysiol. 292(1):L18-24. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse tissue.
Hasegawa K, et al (2007). Role of asymmetric dimethylarginine in vascular injury in transgenic mice overexpressing dimethylarginie dimethylaminohydrolase 2. Circ Res. 101(2):e2-10. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse tissue extracts.
Bolander FF. (2005). The compartmentalization of prolactin signaling in the mouse mammary gland. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 245(1-2):105-10. Assay: Nitric oxidein mouse mammary cells.
To find more recent publications, please click here.
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- Fast turnaround
- Quality data
- Low cost
Please email or call 1-510-782-9988 x 2 to request assay service.