About application of Bio-Rad iMark Microplate reader beyond immunoassays.
Hello Kushe Beyene Mankuma
You may make use of Bio-Rad iMark Microplate reader in the areas of toxicology, pharmacology, functional genomics, chemical genetics, and biotechnology.
The following assays you could perform using the microplate reader.
1. Nucleic acid and protein quantification,
2. Enzyme activity measurement and kinetic studies,
3. Photopigment concentration estimation,
4. Diagnosis of plant nutrient status (analysis of the total nitrogen and phosphorus content),
5. Screening of large compound libraries, growth medias, and/or mutants in the drug discovery process,
6. Evaluating the cytotoxic effect of plant extracts on mammalian cells (MTT, XTT and other cytotoxicity assays),
7. Screening of chemical or environmental impacts on plants and algae. (For instance, chlorophylls and carotenoids play integral roles in light harvesting and mediating stress responses to a variety of endogenous stimuli, including salinity, pathogenic infections, and oxidative stress. Changes in photopigment concentrations can be effective markers of these stimuli).
Best.
They are also good for BCA assays, ELISA assays and any assays with a luciferase output.
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